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December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... December 13, 2004 Self-confessed cannibal Yoo Young-Chul, convicted of killing 20 people, mostly prostitutes, is sentenced to death in Seoul, South Korea. ... December 13, 2003 Spain has announced an agreement with Morocco to proceed with plans to build a rail tunnel beneath the Strait of Gibraltar, linking Europe and Africa. ... December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: December 2 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a US$8. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in December, 2000. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day (or, in case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ...

Events

• 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.
• 1545 - Council of Trent begins.
• 1577 - Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
• 1636 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
• 1642 - Abel Janszoon Tasman reaches New Zealand.
• 1643 - English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
• 1769 - Dartmouth College founded by the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, with a Royal Charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal Governor John Wentworth.
• 1862 - American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside.
• 1884 - first performance of any of Richard Strauss's compositions in the United States (Symphony in f, New York Philharmonic)
• 1895 - Premiere of Gustav Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in Berlin.
• 1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanjing - Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese.
• 1937 - Nanjing Massacre. Japanese troops begin carrying out several weeks of raping and killing of civilians and suspected Chinese resistance after the fall of Nanjing.
• 1938 - The Holocaust: 100 deportees from Sachsenhausen build the Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg.
• 1939 - World War II: Battle of the River Plate - Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.
• 1941 - World War II: Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States.
• 1943 - World War II: 710 Bombers of U.S. 8th Air Force attack Kiel, Germany.
• 1949 - The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
• 1959 - Archbishop Makarios becomes the first President of Cyprus.
• 1972 - Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the sixth and final Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. This was the last manned mission to the moon of the 20th century.
• 1973 - Rael, leader of the Raelian Movement claims to meet an ET he says is named Yahweh, during an alleged UFO encounter in Puy de Lassolas, France.
• 1974 - Malta becomes a republic.
• 1977 - A DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis-based National Jet crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff and boosters of the team.
• 1978 - The first Susan B. Anthony dollar enters circulation.
• 1979 - The Canadian Government of Prime Minister Joe Clark is defeated in the House of Commons, prompting the 1980 Canadian election.
• 1981 - General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland to prevent dismantling of the communist system by Solidarity.
• 1983 - The Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons play in the highest scoring NBA game in history, with the Pistons winning 186-184 in triple overtime. In addition to most points in a game, this game also set the record for most field goals made (136), and most assists (93).
• 1989 - The last issue of Gnistan (The Spark), the organ of the Solidaritetspartiet, is published in Sweden.
• 1996 - Kofi Annan is elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
• 2000 - The "Texas 7" escape from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot and killed.
• 2000 - American Vice President Al Gore delivers his concession speech ending his hopes of becoming the 43rd President of the United States.
• 2001 - the Indian Parliament Sansad is attacked by terrorists, killing 15 people, including all the terrorists.
• 2002 - Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
• 2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit (see Operation Red Dawn).
• 2003 - In the most-attended basketball game in history, 78,129 watch Michigan State University lose 79-74 to the University of Kentucky at Ford Field.
• 2004 - Former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet is put under house arrest, after being sued under accusations over 9 kidnapping actions and manslaughter. The house arrest is lifted the same day on appeal.
• 2006 - The Baiji, or Chinese River Dolphin, announced as extinct.

For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Pope Celestine V (c. ... Papal abdication occurs in the Roman Catholic Church when the Pope resigns his office. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... The word ascetic derives from the ancient Greek term askesis (practice, training or exercise). ... For other uses, see Hermit (disambiguation). ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... The Council of Trent is the Nineteenth Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... This article is about the Elizabethan naval commander. ... , Plymouth (Cornish: ) is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1636 (MDCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Capital Charlestown, Boston History  - Established 1629  - New England Confederation 1643  - Dominion of New England 1686  - Province of Massachusetts Bay 1692  - Disestablished 1692 The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on... Lebanese Kataeb militia A Militia is an army composed of ordinary [1] citizens to provide defense, emergency or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity. ... See Main articles: Mashantucket Pequot Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation. ... The United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - 1659) was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644, in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company). ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... The Battle of Alton took place on December 13, 1643, during the English Civil War. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Incorporated as Trustees of Dartmouth College,[6][7] it is a member of the Ivy League and one of the nine colonial colleges founded before the American Revolution. ... The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock (April 22, 1711 – April 24, 1779) was an American Congregational minister, orator, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... John Wentworth (1737-1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. ... This article is about 1862 . ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Ambrose E. Burnside Robert E. Lee Strength Army of the Potomac ~114,000 engaged Army of Northern Virginia ~72,500 engaged Casualties 12,653 (1,284 killed, 9,600 wounded, 1,769 captured/missing) 5,377 (608 killed, 4,116... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... // This article is about the Confederate general. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Portrait of Ambrose Burnside by Mathew Brady, ca. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... “Mahler” redirects here. ... The Symphony No. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants China United States1 Soviet Union2 Japan Manchukuo3 Mengjiang3 Wang Jingwei Government 3 Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Cheng, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, Xue Yue, Bai Chongxi, Peng Dehuai, Joseph Stilwell, Albert Wedemeyer, Claire Chennault, Aleksandr Vasilevsky Hirohito, Fumimaro Konoe, Hideki Tojo, Kotohito Kanin, Matsui Iwane, Hajime... Combatants China, National Revolutionary Army Japan, Central China Theater Army Commanders Tang Shengzhi Matsui Iwane Strength 100,000 men 8 divisions Casualties ~50,000 military personnel, ~300,000 civilians minimal The Battle of Nanjing (Traditional Chinese: 南京保衛戰; Simplified Chinese: 南京保卫战; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching Pao-wei Chan) began after the... “Nanking” redirects here. ... The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (Chinese: 國民革命軍; pinyin: guo2 min2 ge2 ming4 jun1) was the national army of the Republic of China. ... Tang Shengzhi (唐生智) (1889-April 6, 1970) was a Chinese military commander during World War II. He was put in command of Nanking during the citys siege in December 1937 by the Japanese. ... “Rape of Nanking” redirects here. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... “Shoah” redirects here. ... Entry to the camp Sachsenhausen was a concentration camp in Germany, operating between 1936 and 1950. ... Neuengamme was a concentration camp near Hamburg, Germany during World War 2 [1]. The site is one of the few concentration camps in Germany where most of the buildings have been conserved and serves as a memorial today. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants Germany United Kingdom New Zealand Commanders Hans Langsdorff Henry Harwood Strength 1 heavy cruiser 1 heavy cruiser 2 light cruisers Casualties 1 heavy cruiser damaged 36 dead 60 wounded 1 heavy cruiser heavily damaged 2 light cruisers damaged 72 dead 28 wounded For other uses, see The Battle of... Kapitän zur See Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff (March 20, 1894 – December 19, 1939) was a German naval officer, most famous for his command of the Panzerschiff (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate. ... The Deutschland class was a series of three Panzerschiffe (armoured ships), a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by the German Reichsmarine in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. ... Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II. Originally classified as an armored ship (Panzerschiff), she was later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, and was referred to as a pocket battleship by the British. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... The fourth and best known of the Exeters, HMS Exeter (68), was a York class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in World War II. She was laid down on 1 August 1928 at the Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon. ... HMS Ajax was a Leander-class light cruiser. ... HMS Achilles (from 1941 HMNZS Achilles) was a Leander class cruiser of 7,200 tons built in Birkenhead, England and launched on 1 September 1932. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II. // 1: The Invasion of Poland begins at 4:30 a. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Eighth Air Force was a World War II, United States Army Air Force unit, which carried out day-time bombing operations in western Europe from airfields in eastern England from 1942. ... , For the city in the United States, see Kiel, Wisconsin. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Type Unicameral Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Deputy Speaker Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Members 120 Political groups Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud Last elections March 28, 2006 Meeting place Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel Web site www. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Makarios was the adopted name of Mikhalis Khristodoulou Mouskos (August 13, 1913 - August 3, 1977). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the series of human spaceflight missions. ... Eugene Andrew Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a former American astronaut. ... Dr. Harrison Hagan Jack Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is a geologist, astronaut and former U.S. senator. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ... Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo program. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (derived from a Hebrew word appearing in the Torah) created life on Earth through... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (derived from a Hebrew word appearing in the Torah) created life on Earth through... For other uses, see Yahweh (disambiguation). ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Evansville terminal Evansville Regional Airport (IATA: EVV, ICAO: KEVV) is a public airport located on the north side of Evansville, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA. Established in 1928 on 260 acres of land along U.S. Highway 41 and funded by a city bond issue, the original airport construction... The University of Evansville (UE) is a small (approximately 2400 students), private university located in Evansville, Indiana. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Susan B. Anthony dollar is a United States coin minted between 1979 and 1981, and again in 1999. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... Charles Joseph Joe Clark, PC, CC, AOE, MA, LLD (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Wojciech Jaruzelski in 2006 Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounced: ) (born July 6, 1923) was a communist Polish political and military leader, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985, head of the Polish Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and President from 1989 to 1990. ... Broadcast of Wojciech Jaruzelski declaring martial law (December 13, 1981) The period of martial law in Poland refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983 when the government of the Peoples Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life. ... Solidarity (Polish: ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity — Niezależny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the then Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours; these may be determined in several ways, by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society), by practices of a given trade or profession, by legislation, or by agreement between employers and workers or their representatives. ... In basketball, the term field goal is the term for any basket not made from the free throw line. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna (Communist League Marxists-Leninists) was formed at the 1967 party congress of VPK, when a pro-Chinese group left the party. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2007, serving two five-year terms. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Texas 7 was a group of criminals who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas. ... The John Connally Unit is a maximum-security prison from which the infamous Texas 7 escaped on 13th December 2000. ... Kenedy is a city located in Karnes County, Texas. ... Aubrey Wright Hawkins (1971 – December 24, 2000) was an Irving, Texas police officer who was shot dead at age 29 by the Texas 7 at a robbery of a sports store in Irving on December 24, 2000. ... The Vice President of the United States (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS)[1] is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... This article is about the former Vice President of the United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Parliament of India is bicameral. ... The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a high-profile attack by Pakistan based Kashmiri terrorists against the building housing the Parliament of India in New Delhi. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The European Union (EU) was created by six founding states in 1957 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952) and has grown to 27 member states. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ... Looking north along the Tigris towards Saddams Presidential palace in April 2003 Tikrit (تكريت, TikrÄ«t also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river (at 34. ... Combatants United States Saddam Hussein Operation Red Dawn was a military operation conducted by the United States Armed Forces on December 13, 2003 in the small town of ad-Dawr in Iraq, near Tikrit. ... This article is about the sport. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Ford Field is an indoor football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. It is across the street from Comerica Park. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A dictator is an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state, though the term is normally not applied to an absolute monarch. ... General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte1 (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military government that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Baiji (disambiguation). ...

Births

• 1521 - Pope Sixtus V (d. 1590)
• 1533 - King Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577)
• 1553 - King Henry IV of France (d. 1610)
• 1585 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
• 1640 - Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)
• 1662 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)
• 1678 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
• 1720 - Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)
• 1724 - Franz Aepinus, German scientist (d. 1802)
• 1784 - Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
• 1797 - Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. 1856)
• 1804 - Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873)
• 1816 - Ernst Werner von Siemens, German engineer, inventor, and industrialist (d. 1892)
• 1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (d. 1882)
• 1836 - Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)
• 1854 - Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (d. 1934)
• 1856 - Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)
• 1860 - Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)
• 1864 - Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1947)
• 1867 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)
• 1870 - Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940)
• 1871 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. 1945)
• 1874 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian-born pianist (d. 1944)
• 1883 - Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. 1950)
• 1887 - George Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1985)
• 1887 - Alvin York, American soldier & Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
• 1897 - Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. 1969)
• 1903 - Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist (d. 1993)
• 1906 - Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (d. 1968)
• 1906 - Sir Laurens van der Post, South African author (d. 1996)
• 1910 - Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971)
• 1911 - Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1999)
• 1911 - Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972)
• 1913 - Archie Moore, American boxer and World Light-Heavyweight Champion (d. 1998)
• 1913 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002)
• 1915 - Curd Jürgens, German actor (d. 1982)
• 1915 - Ross Macdonald, American-born author (d. 1983)
• 1915 - B.J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa 1966-1978 (d. 1983)
• 1917 - John Hart, American actor
• 1919 - Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace of World War II (d. 1942)
• 1920 - George Shultz, United States Secretary of State 1982-1989
• 1923 - Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
• 1923 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (d. 2003)
• 1925 - Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian
• 1926 - George Rhoden, Jamaican athlete and Olympic gold medalist
• 1929 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor
• 1930 - Robert Prosky, American actor
• 1934 - Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer
• 1935 - Joe Christopher, American baseball player
• 1935 - Adélia Prado, Brazilian writer
• 1935 - Ken Hall, American football player, known as the “Sugar Land Express”
• 1935 - Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
• 1936 - His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (Aga Khan IV), Imam (leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
• 1936 - J.C. Martin American baseball player
• 1939 - Eric Flynn, British actor and singer (d. 2002)
• 1941 - John Davidson, American actor and game show host
• 1942 - Anna Eshoo, American politician
• 1943 - Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball player
• 1943 - Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (d. 2002)
• 1944 - Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor
• 1945 - Brian McGuire, Australian racing driver (d. 1977)
• 1947 - Darlene Cates, American actress
• 1947 - Dave Hamilton, American baseball player
• 1948 - Ted Nugent, American guitarist
• 1948 - Jeff Baxter, American guitarist (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
• 1948 - Lillian Board, English athlete (d. 1970)
• 1948 - Brian Wilson, Scottish politician
• 1949 - Tom Verlaine, American singer/guitarist of Television
• 1950 - Wendie Malick, American actress
• 1950 - Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa
• 1952 - Sylvester Ritter, American professional wrestler better known as "Junkyard Dog" (d. 1998)
• 1953 - Ben Bernanke, American economist and current United States Chairman of the Federal Reserve
• 1953 - Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player
• 1953 - Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1954 - John Anderson, American country musician
• 1954 - Tamora Pierce, author
• 1956 - Dale Berra, American baseball player
• 1957 - Steve Buscemi, American actor
• 1957 - Morris Day, American singer (The Time)
• 1957 - Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman
• 1958 - Lynn-Holly Johnson, American figure skater and actress
• 1959 - Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler
• 1959 - Johnny Whitaker, American actor
• 1960 - Daggubati Venkatesh, Indian actor
• 1961 - Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer
• 1961 - Irene Saez, Miss Universe 1981 and Venezuelan Politician
• 1963 - Jake White, South African rugby union coach
• 1964 - Hideto Matsumoto, Japanese musician (X Japan) (d. 1998)
• 1965 - Marko Mäetamm, Estonian artist
• 1966 - Ross Burden, New Zealand celebrity chef
• 1966 - Don Roff, American writer and filmmaker
• 1967 - Jamie Foxx, American actor
• 1969 - Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer (d. 2007)
• 1969 - Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1972 - Mauricio Solís, Costa Rican footballer
• 1973 - Christie Clark, American actress
• 1974 - Nicholas McCarthy, British guitarist (Franz Ferdinand)
• 1974 - Sara Cox, TV and radio presenter
• 1975 - Tom DeLonge, American guitarist (blink-182, Angels and Airwaves)
• 1975 - Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player
• 1976 - Josh Fogg, American baseball player
• 1976 - Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
• 1977 - Peter Stringer, Irish Rugby International
• 1978 - Ryo Kawakita, Japanese guitarist (Maximum the Hormone)
• 1979 - Jon Elliott, American radio talkshow host
• 1981 - Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence)
• 1982 - Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
• 1982 - Freddie Weinke, American football player
• 1982 - Tuka Rocha, Brazilian racing driver
• 1982 - Dominik Werling, German footballer
• 1983 - Matt Deis, American bassist
• 1983 - Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish Olympic swimmer
• 1989 - Taylor Swift, American singer/songwriter
• 1991 - Carl Vitullo, Young genius of Ann Arbor, Michigan
• 1991 - Jay Greenberg, American composer
• 2005 - Prince Nicolas of Belgium
• 2005 - Prince Aymeric of Belgium

Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Pope Sixtus V (December 13, 1521 – August 27, 1590), born Felice Peretti, was Pope from 1585 to 1590. ... Bold text{| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1587 1588 1589 - 1590 - 1591 1592 1593 |-vdsf gno[gldw[pvkijxaiamknn csogfhbvdowkhbfkqhjkhrjkhwgfhbjkpnkfokfgok3pkpk9pjhkt9erktyujkip9kijker9thhrkg9hkitr9gtkih9t0ykltk[u0jo0iey9uhyit90ertyhige9rity9riyh9ujirtyuhjnh-4e9tyigh9thiuy0h8tyh34tu8uy8u8u8u8rtu5y8ru8thu0tru0ut0rhutuh0trhu0hseogtrhr8uyhju8t89er9te9r8fy8shit ass dick bitch fuck | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s |- | align=center | Centuries... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Eric XIV (December 13, 1533 – February 26, 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Henry IV of France, also Henry III of Navarre (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the Scottish poet William Drummond. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Robert Plot (Borden, Kent, England, 1640 December 13 – Borden, 1696 April 30), was a British naturalist, first Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Events February 1 - The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. ... Francesco Bianchini (December 13, 1662 – March 2, 1729) was an Italian philosopher and scientist. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... The Yongzheng Emperor (born Yinzhen 胤禛 December 13, 1678 - October 8, 1735) was the fourth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1722 to 1735. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Carlo, Count Gozzi (13 December 1720 – April 4, 1806), was an Italian dramatist. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (December 13, 1724 - August 10, 1802), German natural philosopher, was born at Rostock in Saxony. ... --69. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Archduke Louis Joseph Anton Johann of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Tuscany (born 13 December 1784 at Florence, Italy – died 21 December 1864 at Vienna, Austria) was the 15th son of Emperor Leopold II of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Grand Duke of Tuscany and... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Chaim Harry Heine, December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a journalist, an essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Howe, PC (December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a ship builder and born the son of John Howe and Mary Edes at Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Werner von Siemens Ernst Werner von Siemens (known as Werner von Siemens) (December 13, 1816 – December 6, 1892) was a German inventor and industrialist. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Abraham Lincoln, served as the sixteenth President, from 1861 until 1865. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Franz von Lenbach, Portrait of his daughter Marion. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Augustus Watson (18 January 1854 - 13 December 1934) was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone. ... Alexander Graham Bell (3 March 1847 - 2 August 1922) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and innovator. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Field Marshal Svetozar Boroević Svetozar Boroević (or Borojević) von Bojna (December 13, 1856 – May 23, 1920) was a successful defensive military leader in the Austro-Hungarian Army and the first non-German field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Lucien Germain Guitry (December 13, 1860 - June 1, 1925) was a French actor. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Emil Seidel (December 13, 1864 – June 24, 1947) was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland (December 13, 1867 - June 15, 1917) was born in Christiania (Oslo today) and wrote his first scientific paper at the age of 18. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Edward LeSaint acted in the 1934 film The Lost Jungle Edward LeSaint (13 December 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio - 10 September 1940, Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor and director who acted in over 300 films and directed over 90. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Emily Carr Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Josef Lhévinne (December 13, 1874 – December 2, 1944) was a Russian pianist and piano teacher. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Belle da Costa Greene (December 13, 1883 - May 10, 1950) Librarian to J. P. Morgan and after his death she became the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... George Pólya (December 13, 1887 - September 7, 1985, in Hungarian Pólya György) was an American mathematician of Hungarian origin. ... This article is about the year. ... Alvin York, and his army registration card Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was a United States soldier, famous for both his being a conscientious objector and hero in World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Drew Pearson Drew Pearson (December 13, 1897–September 1, 1969), born in Evanston, Illinois was one of the most prominent American newspaper and radio journalists of his day. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Carlos Montoya was a prominent Flamenco guitarist. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (13 December 1906 - 27 August 1968), the former Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, was the last foreign-born princess to date to marry into the British Royal Family. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Laurens Jan van der Post by Frances Baruch Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) December 13, 1906 – December 16, 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Actors Arlene Dahl and Van Heflin in Womans World Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Trygve Magnus Haavelmo (13 December 1911 – 26 July 1999), born in Skedsmo, Norway, was an influential economist with main research interests centered on the fields of econometrics and economics theory. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne) is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... This article is about the year. ... Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 – January 8, 1972) was an American poet and novelist. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the baseball player, see Archie Moore (baseball). ... In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Arnold Brown (December 13, 1913 – June 26, 2002) was the 11th General of The Salvation Army (1977-1981). ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a quasi-military evangelical Christian organization. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Jürgens in a scene from Der Kommissar (1973) Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Ross MacDonald (born January 24, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian sailor. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... B. J. Vorster Balthazar Johannes Vorster (December 13, 1915 - September 10, 1983), better known as John Vorster, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, and President from 1978 to 1979. ... This is a list of South African Prime Ministers. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... There have been at least three American cinema actors named John Hart. This article concerns the one who is probably best-known for temporarily replacing Clayton Moore on the television series version of The Lone Ranger John Hart (born December 13, 1917) is an American motion picture and television actor. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Hans-Joachim Marseille (13 December 1919 - 30 September 1942) was a Luftwaffe pilot and flying ace during World War II. He was nicknamed the Star of Africa. Marseille scored all but seven of his 158 victories against the British Commonwealths Desert Air Force over North Africa. ... The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, perhaps the most famous ace of all The first ace, Adolphe Pegoud being awarded the Croix de Guerre A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Shultz in his official D.O.L. portrait. ... Seal of the United States Department of State. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip Warren Anderson (born December 13, 1923) is one of the most influential theoretical physicists of the 20th century. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Lawrence Eugene Larry Doby (December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Wayne Dick Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an Emmy-Award winning American actor of film, stage, and screen, comedian and dancer. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vincent George Rhoden (born December 13, 1926) is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Prosky (born Robert Porzuczek on December 13, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American character actor who has appeared in such films as Christine, The Natural, Broadcast News, Green Card, Hoffa, Rudy and Dead Man Walking. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Darryl Zanuck (born December 13, 1934) is an American movie producer. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Topps baseball card - 1964 Series, #546 Joseph ONeal (Joe) Christopher (born December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a former outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 through 1966. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Adélia Prado(December 13, 1935 in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais) is a leading Catholic writer and poet in Brazil. ... Kenneth Hall (born December 13, 1935 in Madisonville, Texas), also known as the The Sugar Land Express, was one of the greatest high school football players in history. ... Lyndall Dale McDaniel (born December 13, 1935 in Hollis, Oklahoma) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 21-year career from 1955 to 1975. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... KarÄ«m al-HussaynÄ«, Ä€gā Khān IV KBE CC GCC (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... Joseph Clifton Martin (born December 13, 1936 in Axton, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... eric flynn is from massena ny and is basicly a god. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... John Davidson in 1990. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 14th District of California, the heart of Silicon Valley (see map). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ferguson Arthur Fergie Jenkins CM (born December 13, 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is an Canadian former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Gösta Winbergh (December 13, 1943 – March 18, 2002) was a Swedish tenor. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Hwang Jang Lee (born December 13, 1944) is a Korean martial artist and film actor. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Brian McGuire (December 13, 1945–August 29, 1977), was a professional race car driver from Australia. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Darlene Cates Cates is an actress who made her feature film debut in Lasse Hallstroms Whats Eating Gilbert Grape, alongside Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. ... Dave Hamilton (January 19, 1971 in Hanson, Massachusetts - May 18, 2004 in Middleboro, Massachusetts) was a super middleweight journeyman boxer known as The Hammer. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Theodore Ted Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (a. ... Jeff Skunk Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington, D.C.) is an American guitarist best known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lillian Board (born December 13, 1948 in Durban, South Africa – died December 26, 1970 in Munich) was an athlete from Great Britain, who won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rt. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13, 1949, in Morristown, New Jersey)[1] is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York rock band, Television. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Thomas James Vilsack (born December 13, 1950) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1953 – June 2, 1998) was a professional wrestler best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and Mid-South Wrestling as The Junkyard Dog. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ben Shalom Bernanke[1] (born December 13, 1953) (pronounced ber-NAN-kee, bÉ™r-nan-kÄ“ or ), is an American economist and current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. ... The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the head of the central bank of the United States and one of the more important decision-makers in American economic policies. ... Bill Castro (born December 13, 1953 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and current bullpen coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League. ... Robert Michael Bob Gainey (Born December 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) is the current executive vice president, general manager, (and former ice hockey player) of the Montreal Canadiens. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Anderson (born December 13, 1954) is a country singer and musician. ... Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is a fantasy author who writes books for young adults. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956 in Ridgewood, New Jersey), is a former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from 1977 through 1987. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... Jean-Marie Messier (born December 13, 1957) is a French businessman known for his flamboyance. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lynn-Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958) Professional ice skater and actress. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... John O. Whitaker, Jr. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daggubati Venkatesh (Telugu: దగ్గుబాటి వెంకటేష్) (born on December 13, 1960) is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Grammy-nominated British film score composer. ... Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961) is a Venezuelan who won the Miss Universe title in 1981 in New York City, and later became an important figure in Venezuelas political arena. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jake White (born 3 November 1963 in Johannesburg) is a South African rugby union coach. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964–May 2, 1998), was a popular Japanese musician. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Marko Mäetamm (born December 13, 1965 in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian multi-media artist, working within the mediums of video, drawing, interactive cds, and the internet. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Ross Burden is one of the regular chefs on BBC Twos Ready Steady Cook. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Don Roff (born December 13, 1966, in Walla Walla, Washington) is a writer and filmmaker. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Jamie Foxx (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Murat Nasyrov (Russian: ; Kazakh: ) (December 13, 1969, Alma-Ata - January 20, 2007, Moscow) was a Russian pop singer of Uyghur descent. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the. ... Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov (Russian:Сергей Викторович Фёдоров, Sergej Viktorovič Fëdorov; born December 13, 1969 in Pskov, Soviet Union; now Russia) is a professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mauricio Solís Mora (born December 13, 1972 in San José) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Maccabi Netanya of Israels Ligat haAl. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Christie Clark For the Canadian politician, see Christy Clark. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Nick McCarthy (born Nicholas Augustine McCarthy December 13, 1974) is an English musician. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning Scottish rock band, from Glasgow. ... Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974), affectionately known as Coxy, is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ. Her most prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Λngels & Λirwaves (AVA) is an alternative rock band that was formed by former blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge after he left blink-182. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Hanks LeCroy (born December 13, 1975 in Belton, South Carolina, USA) is a Major League Baseball player. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joshua Smith Fogg (born December 13, 1976 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Colorado Rockies. ... RadosÅ‚aw Sobolewski (born December 13, 1976 in BiaÅ‚ystok) is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for WisÅ‚a Kraków and the Polish national football team. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977) is a rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Ryo Kawakita ), also known as Maximum the Ryo (マキシマムザ亮君), is the guitarist and vocalist of Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Maximum The Hormone ) is a four-member Japanese rock band, sporting a hard sound different from many mainstream Japanese rock bands (leaning closer to metal). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Jon Elliott is a syndicated American talk radio host. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Amy Hartzler (born Amy Lynn Lee and best known as Amy Lee, December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is an American singer-songwriter and classically-trained pianist. ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Carlos Enrique Nolasco (born December 13, 1982 in Corona, California), better known as Ricky Nolasco, is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Florida Marlins (2006-present). ... Freddie James Weinke, Jr. ... Tuka Rocha (born December 13, 1982) is a Brazilian race car driver from São Paulo. ... Dominik Werling (born December 13, 1982 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) is a German footballer that occupies the left full back position, currently playing for Barnsley. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Matthew Christopher Deis (born December 13th, 1983 in Peterborough, New Hampshire) is a professional musician. ... Otylia JÄ™drzejczak (born December 13, 1983) is a Polish swimmer. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is a Platinum-selling, American country music singer-songwriter. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Jay Bluejay Greenberg (born December 13, 1991, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American child prodigy composer who entered the Juilliard School in 2002 and has composed numerous works. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Nicolas Casimir Marie of Belgium (born 13 December 2005 in Brussels, Belgium) is the second child and first son of Prince Laurent (b. ... Prince Aymeric of Belgium (Aymeric Auguste Marie), born 13 December 2005 in Brussels, Belgium, is the third child and second son of Prince Laurent (b. ...

Deaths

• 1048 - Al-Biruni, Persian mathematician (b. 973)
• 1124 - Pope Callixtus II
• 1126 - Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
• 1204 - Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (b. 1135)
• 1250 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1194)
• 1404 - Albert, Count of Holland (b. 1336)
• 1466 - Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)
• 1516 - Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (b. 1462)
• 1521 - Manuel I of Portugal (b. 1469)
• 1557 - Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician
• 1565 - Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (b. 1516)
• 1603 - François Viète, French mathematician (b. 1540)
• 1621 - Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
• 1716 - Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
• 1721 - Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676)
• 1729 - Anthony Collins, English philosopher (b. 1676)
• 1754 - Mahmud I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1696)
• 1769 - Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (b. 1715)
• 1783 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. 1717)
• 1784 - Samuel Johnson, British writer and lexicographer (b. 1709)
• 1814 - Charles Joseph, Prince de Ligne, Belgian-born Austrian field marshal (b. 1735)
• 1835 - John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (b. 1760)
• 1837 - Herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit (b. 1756)
• 1863 - Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (b. 1813)
• 1868 - Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (b. 1794)
• 1881 - August Senoa, Croatian writer (b. 1838)
• 1883 - Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)
• 1895 - Anyos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (b. 1800)
• 1919 - Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (b. 1850)
• 1922 - Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)
• 1924 - Samuel Gompers, American labor and political leader, founder of American Federation of Labor (b. 1850)
• 1930 - Fritz Pregl, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1931 - Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)
• 1932 - Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853)
• 1935 - Victor Grignard, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
• 1940 - Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (b. 1851)
• 1942 - Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (b. 1866)
• 1944 - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born French artist (b. 1866)
• 1944 - Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
• 1945 - Irma Grese, Nazi war criminal (b. 1923)
• 1945 - Elisabeth Volkenrath, supervisor at concentration camps (b. 1919)
• 1945 - Josef Kramer, commandant of Bergen Belsen concentration camp (b. 1906)
• 1947 - Nicholas Roerich, Russian-born painter (b. 1874)
• 1950 - Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902)
• 1954 - John Raymond Hubbell, American writer (b. 1879)
• 1955 - Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist, neurosurgeon, and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
• 1958 - Tim Moore, American actor (b. 1887)
• 1961 - Grandma Moses, American painter (b. 1860)
• 1969 - Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral (b. 1886)
• 1969 - Spencer Williams, Jr., American actor (b. 1893)
• 1973 - Henry Green, English author (b. 1905)
• 1979 - Jon Hall, American actor (b. 1915)
• 1981 - Pigmeat Markham, American entertainer (b. 1904)
• 1983 - Alexander Schmemann, Orthodox Christian priest and theologian (b. 1921)
• 1983 - Nichita Stanescu, Romanian poet (b. 1933)
• 1992 - Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and heir (b. 1899)
• 1992 - K.C. Irving, Canadian industrialist (b. 1899)
• 1993 - Vanessa Duriès, French novelist (b. 1972)
• 2001 - Chuck Schuldiner, American musician (Death) (b. 1967)
• 2002 - Zal Yanovsky, American musician (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. 1945)
• 2003 - William V. Roth, Jr., U.S. Senator (b. 1921)
• 2004 - Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (b. 1934)
• 2004 - David Wheeler, British computer scientist (b. 1927)
• 2005 - Stanley Tookie Williams, co-founder of the Crips (b. 1953)
• 2005 - Timothy Jordan II, American musician (The All American Rejects, Jonezetta) (b. 1981)
• 2006 - Lamar Hunt, American sports executive (b. 1932)

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Commonly used image indicating one artists conception of Maimonidess appearance Maimonides (March 30, 1135 or 1138–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain, Morocco and Egypt during the Middle Ages. ... Events January - Byland Abbey founded Stephen of Blois succeeds King Henry I. Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and widow of Henry V opposed Stephen and claims the throne as her own Owain Gwynedd of Wales defeats the Normans at Crug Mawr. ... // April 30 - King Louis IX of France released by his Egyptian captors after paying a ransom of one million dinars and turning over the city of Damietta. ... Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. ... Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... Duke Albert I or Albrecht (July 25, 1336, Munich – December 13, 1404, The Hague) was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... Events Chimú Empire conquered by troops of the Inca End of term for Regent of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna. ... Statue of Habacuc (popularly known as Zuccone) for the Giottos Bell Tower. ... Year 1386 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Polygraphia (1518) — the first printed book on cryptography. ... Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Manuel I of Portugal (pron. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia. ... // Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. ... Conrad Gessner (Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus) (26 March 1516-13 December 1565) was a Swiss naturalist. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Year 1603 (MDCIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... François Viète. ... Year 1540 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Katarina Stenbock (Torpa, Västergötland in July 22, 1535 - Strömsholm, Västmanland in December 13, 1621) was the third and last consort of Gustav I of Sweden (who was 37 years older than she), and the Queen-Consort of Sweden between 1552 and 1560. ... Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ... pie is nice Year 1535 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Charles de La Fosse (or Lafosse) (1640 - December 13, 1716), French painter, was born in Paris. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig, (1676–13 December 1721) was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island; it is probable that his travails provided the inspiration for Defoes Robinson Crusoe. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... This page is about Anthony Collins the philosopher. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sultan Mahmud I Mahmud I (August 2, 1696 – December 13, 1754) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1730 to 1754. ... The Osmanli Dynasty, also the House of Osman, ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, Ertuğrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (July 4, 1715 - December 13, 1769) was a German poet. ... Year 1715 (MDCCXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin (Sunne parish, Jämtlands län September 22, 1717 – Stockholm December 13, 1783), Swedish astronomer. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Charles Joseph, Prince de Ligne (1735 - December 13, 1814), soldier and writer, came of a princely family of Hainaut, and was born at Brussels in 1735. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A light dragoon from the American Revolution. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Herman of Alaska (born 1756 or 1760 in Serpukhov, Russia – December 13, 1837 on Kodiak Island, Alaska) was the first saint to be canonized by the Orthodox Church in America. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Christian Friedrich Hebbel ( March 18, 1813 – December 13, 1863), was a German poet and dramatist. ... Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Carl F.P. von Martius Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (April 17, 1794–December 13, 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... August Šenoa (born November 14, 1838, Zagreb, Croatia, Austrian Empire; died December 13, 1881, Zagreb) was a Croatian novelist, critic, editor, poet, and dramatist. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Pierre Martin Victor Richard de Laprade (January 13, 1812 - December 13, 1883), known as Victor de Laprade, was a French poet and critic. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Anyos Jedlik (Hungarian Jedlik István Ányos, Slovak Å tefan Anián Jedlík) (January 11, 1800, SzimÅ‘ (now Zemné in Slovakia) -December 13, 1895,Gyõr, Hungary) was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist, and Roman Catholic Priest of Slovak origin. ... // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Woldemar Voigt (September 2, 1850 - December 13, 1919) was a German physicist. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hannes Hafstein by sculptor Einar Jonsson, Reykjavik, Iceland Hannes Hafstein (December 4, 1861-December 13, 1922) (born Hannes Þórður) was the first Prime Minister of Iceland. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Gompers (January 26, 1850 - December 13, 1924) was an American labor and political leader. ... The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fritz (Friderik) Pregl (September 3, 1869 – December 13, 1930) was a Slovenian physician and chemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gustave Le Bon (May 7, 1841 – December 13, 1931) was a French social psychologist, sociologist, and amateur physicist. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bavarian village Georgios Jakobides (Γεώργιος Ιακωβίδης, Lesbos 11 Jan 1853 - Athens 13 Dec 1932) was a Greek painter. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... François Auguste Victor Grignard (born in Cherbourg, 6 May 1871, died in Lyon, 13 December 1935) was a Nobel Prize-winning French chemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jacques-Arsène dArsonval (June 8, 1851 - December 13, 1940) was a French biophysicist and inventor of the thermocouple ammeter and moving-coil galvanometer. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wlodimir Ledochowski, S.J. (October 7, 1866 in Loosdorf, Austria - December 13, 1942 in Rome, Italy) was the twenty-sixth Superior-General of the Society of Jesus. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name pronounced as [vassi:li]) (December 16 [O.S. December 4] 1866 – December 13, 1944) was a Russian painter, printmaker and art theorist. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Lupe Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944) was a Mexican American actress. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Irma Grese (born October 7, 1923 at Wrechen near Pasewalk, Mecklenburg – died December 13, 1945 Hameln) was a supervisor at the Nazi concentration camps at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: 1919 births | 1945 deaths | Holocaust | Nazi leaders | Personnel of Nazi concentration camps | People stubs ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Josef Kramer, in Celle awaiting trial, August 1945. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guests from Overseas, 1899 (Varangians in Russia) Longships Are Built in the Land of the Slavs (1903) Nicholas Roerich, (October 9, 1874 - December 13, 1947) also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: Николай Константинович Рёрих), was a Russian painter and spiritual teacher. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abraham Wald (October 31, 1902 Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj, Romania) - December 13, 1950 India) was a mathematician who contributed to decision theory, geometry, and econometrics, and founded the field of statistical sequential analysis. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Raymond Hubbell (1 June 1879–13 December 1954), also known as Raymond Hubbell, was an American writer, composer and lyricist. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (November 29, 1874 - December 13, 1955) was a Portuguese physician and neurologist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grandma Moses (1953) Anna Mary Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), better known as Grandma Moses, was a renowned American folk artist. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Raymond Spruance Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 - December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral in World War II, and commanded US naval forces at the turning point of the Pacific War, the Battle of Midway. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Spencer Williams Jr. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Henry Green was the nom de plume of Henry Vincent Yorke (October 29, 1905-December 13, 1973) . He was born near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, of an educated family with successful business interests in Birmingham. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Jon maddog Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International [1], a non-profit association of computer vendors who wish to support and promote the Linux operating system. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Pigmeat Markham (April 18, 1904 - December 13, 1981) was an African American entertainer. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Alexander Schmemann (13 May 1921 - 13 December 1983) was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, and writer. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... C.V. Whitney, 2000 book cover Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 - December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Kenneth Colin (K.C.) Irving (March 14, 1899-December 13, 1992) was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Vanessa Duriès Vanessa Duriès (a. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Charles Michael Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967, Long Island, New York – December 13, 2001) was an American musician and genre innovator. ... Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful rock band in 1964. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Victor Bill Roth, Jr. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers (December 2, 1934 _ December 13, 2004) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1957-60), Chicago Cubs (1961-64) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965_67). ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... David John Wheeler FRS (9 February 1927 – 13 December 2004) was a computer scientist. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005), born in Monroe, Louisiana, was a convicted murderer and an early leader of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1971. ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tim Jordan was a highly successful American keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter. ... The All-American Rejects The All-American Rejects are a American power pop band that formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma. ... Jonezetta is an indie band from Clinton, Mississippi, which has released an EP and a full-length album since their formation in 2002. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lamar Hunt (2 August 1932 – 13 December 2006) was a promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports halls of fame. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - Tellus was worshipped in the district Carinae at the Esquiline Hill, and a lectisternium or table was spread for Ceres.
• R.C. Saints - memorial of Saint Lucy
• In the Julian calendar before the Gregorian reform, this was the shortest day and longest night, and widely celebrated as such.
• Malta - Republic Day (since 1974)
• St. Lucia's Day in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and some regions of Italy, mainly Sicily, Veneto and Trentino.

Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence, and consisted of religious observances, various festival traditions and usually a large feast. ... Terra Mater or Tellus Mater was a goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. ... The Esquiline Hill is one of the famous seven hills of Rome. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... Saint Lucy of Syracuse, also known as Saint Lucia, Santa Lucia, or Saint Lukia, (traditional dates 283-304) was a rich young Christian martyr who is venerated as a Saint by Catholic and Orthodox Christians. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... Republic Day is the name of a public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became republics. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... Trentino-Alto Adige or Trentino-South Tyrol (in German: Trentino-Südtirol, in Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige) is an autonomous region in northern Italy. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada