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EVENTS

● 800 - Charles the Great convicts Pope Leo III in the Vatican.

● 1420 - Henry V of England enters Paris.

● 1577 - Francis Walsingham knight.

● 1640 - End of the Union of Iberia: Portugal recognizes King Joao IV of Portugal, the 59-year personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain, and the reign of the Philippine dynasty.

● 1662 - Diarist John Evelyn records skating on a frozen lake in St. James's Garden, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine.

● 1768 - A former Fredensborg slave ship sinks in Tromoyya, Norway.

● 1821 - Jose Nunez de Cáceres gains the independence of the Spanish Dominican Republic and names it the Republic of Haiti, Spain, as a new territory.

● 1822 - Peter I is crowned emperor of Brazil.

● 1824 - Presidential election in the United States: Since no candidate received a majority of the college's electorate in the election, the United States House of Representatives was tasked with determining the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

● 1828 - Argentine General Juan Lavalle overthrows Governor Manuel Dorrego and begins the Decembrist revolution.

● 1834 - Slavery was abolished in the Cape Colony under the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act.

● 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln, in his State of the Union address, reiterates the need to end slavery, which was ordered ten weeks ago in the proclamation of freedom.

● 1865 - Shaw University, the first historic black university in the southern United States, was established in Rally, North Carolina.

● 1913 - The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and Latin America, is operational.

● 1913 - Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving conveyor.

● 1913 - After the First Balkan War, Crete, which gained self-government from Turkey, is annexed by Greece.

● 1918 - Transylvania unites with Romania after joining Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus forming the Great Union.

● 1918 - Iceland becomes a sovereign state, but remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

● 1918 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

● 1919 - Lady Astor becomes the first female member of parliament to hold a seat in the British House of Commons. (He was elected to the post on November 28.)

● 1924 - The Boston Bruins, the first franchise of the National Hockey League in the United States, play their first game in the league at home in the still-existing Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.

● 1934 - Sergei Kirov, a member of the Politburo of the Soviet Union, is assassinated. Stalin uses this incident as an excuse to start the Great Purge.

● 1941 - World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives final approval to start a war against the United States.

● 1941 - World War II: Fiorello La Guard, mayor of New York and director of the Department of Civil Defense, forms the Civil Air Patrol and signs Administrative Order No. 9.

● 1952 - Kristin Jorgensen reports in the New York Daily News that the operation was primarily a sex change operation.

● 1955 - American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks, a seamstress, refuses to give her seat on a bus to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, leading to a boycott of that city bus. .

● 1958 - The Central African Republic gains self-government within the French Union.

● 1958 - A fire at Our Lady of Angels School in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.

● 1959 - Cold War: The day the Antarctic Treaty is signed, which separates Antarctica as a scientific reserve and bans military activity on the continent.

● 1964 - Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.

● 1969 - Vietnam War: The first project lottery was held in the United States since World War II.

● 1971 - Cambodian Civil War: The Khmer Rouge rebels intensify their attacks on Cambodian government positions, forcing them to retreat near Kompong Thmar and Ba Ray.

● 1973 - Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia.

● 1974 - A TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes in the northwest corner of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

● 1974 - Flight 6231 of Northwest Airlines, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

● 1981 - Flight 1308 of Inex-Adria Aviopromet, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 crashes in Corsica, killing 180 people on board.

● 1984 - NASA conducts a demonstration of guided strikes in which a plane crashes deliberately in order to test and collect data to help improve its ability to survive crashes.

● 1988 - World AIDS Day is declared by UN member states.

● 1989 - Coup attempt in the Philippines: The right-wing military rebel Armed Forces Movement seeks to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino as a result of a failed bloody coup.

● 1989 - Cold War: The East German parliament repeals a constitutional provision giving the Communist Party a leading role in the state.

● 1990 - Canal tunnel sections starting in the United Kingdom and France are located 40 meters below the seabed.

● 1991 - Cold War: Ukrainian voters approve a referendum on independence from the Soviet Union.

● 1997 - In Bihar, India, Ranvir Sena attacks Lakshmanpur-Bathe, a stronghold of the CPI (ML) party unit, killing 63 lower castes.

● 1997 - A shooting at Heath High School in West Padua, Kentucky

● 2000 - Vicente Fox takes office as President of Mexico in Queues and, for the first time in Mexican history, peacefully hands over executive federal power to an opposing political party after free and democratic elections.

● 2019 - The first known COVID-19 disease appeared.

BIRTHS

● 624 - Hasan ibn Ali, the second Shiite imam (died 670).

● 1081 - Louis VI, King of France (died 1137)

● 1083 - Anna Komnene, Byzantine physician and scientist (died 1153).

● 1415 - Jan Dlyugosz, Polish historian (died 1480).

● 1438 - Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, son of Charles I (died 1503).

● 1443 - Magdalena, Queen of France (died 1495).

● 1488 - Elizabeth, Count of Veda, German aristocracy in Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1559).

● 1521 - Takeda Shingen, Japanese daymi (died 1573).

● 1525 - Tadeash Hajek, Czech physician and astronomer (died 1600).

● 1561 - Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, partner of the Duchess of Pomerania-Volgastia (died 1631).

● 1580 - Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peires, French astronomer and historian (died 1637).

● 1690 - Philip York, first county of Hardwick, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1764).

● 1709 - Franz Javier Richter, Czech composer, violinist and conductor (died 1789).

● 1716 - Etienne Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (died 1791).

● 1743 - Martin Heinrich Klaprot, German chemist and academic (died 1817).

● 1761 - Marie Tussod, a French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussad Wax Museum (died 1850).

● 1792 - Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and geometer (died 1856).

● 1805 - 9th Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists (died 1815).

● 1844 - Alexandra of Denmark (died 1925)

● 1846 - Lady Saydaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1923).

● 1847 - Julia A. Moore, American poet (died 1920).

● 1855 - John Evans, Anglo-Australian politician, becomes the 21st Prime Minister of Tasmania (died 1943).

● 1869 - Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (died 1923).

● 1871 - Archie MacLaren, English cricketer (died 1944)

● 1871 - George Howard Williams, American politician and lawyer, U.S. Senator from Missouri (died 1963).

● 1883 - Henry Cudbury, American historian, scientist and academic (died 1974).

● 1884 - Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter and etcher (died 1976).

● 1886 - Rex Stout, American detective novelist (died 1975).

● 1886 - Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice President of the People's Republic of China (died 1976).

● 1894 - Afranio Pompillo Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (died 1982).

● 1895 - Henry Williamson, English farmer, soldier and author (died 1977).

● 1896 - Georgi Zhukov, Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union (died 1974).

● 1898 - Stuart Garson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Manitoba (died 1977).

● 1898 - Cyril Ritchard, Australian American actor and singer (died 1977).

● 1900 - Carna Maria Birmingham, Australian painter, painter and printer (died 1987).

● 1901 - Ilona Feher, Hungarian-Israeli violinist and teacher (died 1988).

● 1903 - Nikolai Voznesensky, Soviet economic planner, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1950).

● 1905 - Alex Wilson, Canadian sprinter and coach (died 1994).

● 1910 - Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (died 2004).

● 1911 - Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (died 1984).

● 1911 - Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (died 1999)

● 1912 - Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (died 1986).

● 1913 - Mary Martin, American actress and singer (died 1990).

● 1916 - Wang Li, Chinese teacher and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 2015).

● 1917 - Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (died 1995).

● 1917 - Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager (died 2011).

● 1920 - Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, Japanese priest, 1st Bishop of Naha (died 2014).

● 1921 - Vernon McGarthy, American sergeant, holder of the Medal of Honor (died 2013).

● 1922 - Vsevolod Bobrov, Russian hockey player, footballer and manager (died 1979).

● 1923 - Dick Shaw, American actor (died 1987).

● 1923 - Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of CIA (died 2018).

● 1924 - Masao Horiba, Japanese entrepreneur, founder of Horiba (died 2015).

● 1925 - Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Laureate (died 1998).

● 1926 - Mother Antonia, American-Mexican monk and activist (died 2013).

● 1926 - Allin Ann Makler, Canadian American actress, singer and dancer (died 2018).

● 1926 - Kate Michelle, Australian actor (died 2015).

● 1926 - Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenkonner, Scottish businessman (died 2010).

● 1927 - Michelin Bernardini, French dancer and model

● 1928 - Emily McLaughlin, American actress (died 1991).

● 1928 - Malachi Throne, American actor (died 2013).

● 1929 - David Doyle, American actor (died 1997).

● 1930 - Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales

● 1930 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (died 2002).

● 1931 - Jimmy Lyon, American saxophonist (died 1986).

● 1931 - Jim Nesbitt, American songwriter and guitarist (died 2007).

● 1931 - George Maxwell Richards, Trinidadian politician, 4th President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2018).

● 1933 - Lou Rolls, American songwriter, producer and actor (died 2006).

● 1933 - Violette Verdy, French ballerina (died 2016).

● 1934 - Billy Paul, American soul singer (died 2016).

● 1935 - Woody Allen, American actor, director and screenwriter

● 1935 - Sola Sierra, Chilean human rights activist (died 1999).

● 1936 - Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defense (died 2014).

● 1937 - Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress (died 2005).

● 1937 - Gordon Cross, English composer and academic

● 1937 - Vaira Vie-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia

● 1938 - Sandy Nelson, American rock-n-drummer

● 1939 - Lee Trevino, American golfer and master of sports

● 1940 - Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (died 2013).

● 1940 - Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter (died 2005).

● 1940 - Tasso Wilde, German footballer

● 1940 - Jerry Lawson, American electronics engineer and inventor (died 2011).

● 1942 - Muhammad Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Foreign Minister

● 1942 - John Crowley, American writer and academic

● 1942 - Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer

● 1943 - Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist

● 1944 - Eric Blum, American songwriter and guitarist

● 1944 - John Densmore, American drummer and songwriter

● 1944 - Michael Hague, American general

● 1944 - Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan writer and poet

● 1945 - Bette Midler, American songwriter, actress and producer

● 1946 - Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor

● 1946 - Kemal Kurspahich, Bosnian journalist and author

● 1946 - Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish songwriter and pianist

● 1947 - Alain Bashung, French songwriter and actor (died 2009).

● 1947 - Bob Fulton, Anglo-Australian rugby league player, coach and master of sports

● 1948 - George Foster, American baseball player and radio host

● 1948 - Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician

● 1948 - John Roskelley, American climber and author

● 1948 - Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager

● 1948 - NT Wright, English bishop and scholar

● 1948 - Patrick Ibrahim Yakova, Nigerian civil servant and politician, Governor of Kaduna State (died 2012).

● 1949 - Jean Brett, American writer and painter

● 1949 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and drug terrorist (died 1993).

● 1949 - Sebastian Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile

● 1950 - Manju Bansal, Indian biologist and academic

● 1950 - Ross Hannaford, Australian songwriter and guitarist (died 2016).

● 1950 - Gary Panther, American painter and painter

● 1950 - Philippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Greece

● 1950 - Richard Kate, American actor and drummer

● 1951 - Obba Babatundé, American actor, director and producer

● 1951 - Doug Mulray, head of Australian radio and television

● 1951 - Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter and producer (died 1987).

● 1951 - Treat Williams, American actor

● 1952 - Stephen Polyacoff, English director, producer and playwright

● 1954 - Alan Dedicoat, British journalist

● 1954 - Judith Hackitt, British chemist and engineer

● 1954 - François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (died 2017).

● 1955 - Veikko Aaltonen, Finnish actor, director and screenwriter

● 1955 - Veronica Forqué, Spanish actress

● 1955 - Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and master of sports

● 1955 - Karen Tumulti, American journalist

● 1955 - Udit Narayan, Indian performer

● 1956 - Julie Cruz, American songwriter, musician and actress

● 1957 - Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter

● 1957 - Vesta Williams, American songwriter and actress (died 2011).

● 1958 - Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager

● 1958 - Kendas Bushnel, American journalist and author

● 1958 - Alberto Cova, Italian runner

● 1958 - Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician

● 1959 - Billy Childish, English songwriter, guitarist and artist

● 1959 - Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach and master of sports

● 1960 - Carol Alt, American model and actress

● 1960 - Shirin M. Ray, Indo-British political scientist and academic

● 1960 - Jane Turner, Australian actress and producer

● 1961 - Raymond E. Goldstein, American biophysicist and academic

● 1962 - Sylvie Dagle, Canadian high-speed flight

● 1962 - Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach

● 1963 - Marco Greco, Brazilian racing car driver

● 1963 - Natalie Lambert, Canadian speed pilot

● 1963 - Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician

● 1964 - Salvatore Shillaci, Italian footballer

● 1964 - Joe Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet

● 1965 - Henry Honiball, South African rugby player

● 1965 - Magnifico, Slovenian singer

● 1966 - Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter

● 1966 - Catherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer and choreographer

● 1966 - Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach

● 1967 - Nestor Carbonell, American actor

● 1968 - Justin Chadwick, English actor and director

● 1968 - Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian pumpkin

● 1968 - Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer

● 1969 - Richard Carrier, American author and blogger

● 1970 - Jonathan Coulton, American songwriter and guitarist

● 1970 - Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress and singer

● 1970 - Tisha Waller, American high jump and instructor

● 1971 - Emily Mortimer, British actress

● 1971 - Christian Pescatori, Italian racing driver

● 1971 - Mika Poxyola, Finnish-American pianist and composer

● 1971 - John Schlimm, American writer and teacher

● 1972 - Stanton Barrett, American racing driver and stuntman

● 1972 - Bart Millard, American songwriter

● 1973 - Steve Gibb, American songwriter and guitarist

● 1974 - Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager

● 1975 - Matt Faction, American author

● 1975 - Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (died 2014).

● 1975 - Farah Shah, Pakistani actress and host

● 1975 - Thomas Schi, Norwegian race car driver and sports master

● 1975 - Sofia Skou, Danish swimmer

● 1976 - Brentley Heilbron, American actor and musician

● 1976 - Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer

● 1976 - Laura Ling, American journalist and author

● 1976 - Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player

● 1977 - Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer

● 1977 - Sophie Guillem, French actress

● 1977 - Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist

● 1978 - Matt Carney, American musician

● 1979 - Ryan Malone, American hockey player

● 1979 - Stephanie Brown Trafton, American discus thrower

● 1980 - Muhammad Kaif, Indian cracker and politician

● 1980 - Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch songwriter

● 1980 - Mubarak Hassan Shami, Kenyan-Qatari runner

● 1981 - Park Hyo-shin, South Korean songwriter and actor

● 1981 - Luke McFarlin, Australian footballer

● 1981 - I created Viravan, an Indonesian footballer

● 1982 - Reese Witherspoon, English actor and rapper

● 1982 - Lloyd Doyle, English footballer

● 1982 - Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer

● 1982 - Christos Melissis, Greek footballer

● 1985 - John Coulin, American Figure Skating (2019)

● 1985 - Janelle Mona, American songwriter and producer

● 1985 - Chanel Preston, American porn actress and director

● 1985 - Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer

● 1987 - Simon Dawkins, English footballer

● 1987 - Tabari Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter

● 1987 - Bret Williams, English footballer

● 1988 - Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer and model

● 1988 - Dan Mavraides, Greek-American basketball player

● 1988 - Tyler Joseph, American musician and singer

● 1989 - Sotelúm, Mexican trumpet player, composer and producer

● 1991 - Hilda Melander, Swedish tennis player

● 1991 - Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer

● 1991 - Noel Acciari, American hockey player

● 1992 - Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer

● 1992 - Javier Baez, Puerto Rican baseball player

● 1992 - Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player

● 1992 - Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer

● 1993 - Reena Parnat, Estonian archer

● 1994 - Seedy Njie, English footballer

● 1995 - Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player

● 1995 - Jenna Fife, Scottish footballer.

● 1995 - James Wilson, English footballer

● 1997 - Sada Williams, Barbadian sprinter.

● 1998 - Shimona Nelson, Jamaican netball player

THE DEAD

● 217 - Judas HaNasi, ‘Nasi’, Rabbi and editor of Mishnah (born 135).

● 660 - Eligius, French bishop and saint (born 588)

● 948 - Gao Conghui, governor and prince of China (born 891).

● 969 - Fujiwara no Morota, Japanese statesman (born 920).

● 1018 - Tietmaris of Merseburg, German bishop (born 975).

● 1135 - Henry I, King of England (born 1068).

● 1241 - Isabella of England, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1214).

● 1255 - Muhammad III from Alamut, Imam of Nizari Ismaili.

● 1335 - Abu Said Bahodirkhan, ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate (born 1305).

● 1374 - Magnus Erickson, King of Sweden (born 1316).

● 1433 - Go-Komatsu, Emperor of Japan (born 1377).

● 1455 - Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian jeweler and sculptor (born 1378).

● 1521 - Leo X, Pope of the Catholic Church (born 1475).

● 1530 - Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (born 1480).

● 1580 - Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (born 1509).

● 1581 - Alexander Briant, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (born 1556)

● 1581 - Edmund champion, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (born 1540).

● 1581 - Ralph Sherwin, English Catholic priest, martyr and saint (born 1550).

● 1633 - Isabella Clara Eugenia, Spanish infant (born 1566).

● 1640 - Miguel de Vasconcelos, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1590).

● 1660 - Pierre d'Hozier, historian and historian of French genealogy (born 1592).

● 1729 - Giacomo F. ​​Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (born 1665).

● 1750 - Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer (born 1671).

● 1755 - Maurice Green, English organist and composer (born 1696).

● 1767 - Henry Erskine, 10th Count of Buchanan, Scottish politician (born 1710).

● 1825 - Alexander I, Russian emperor and autocrat (born 1777).

● 1865 - Abraham Emanuel Frohlich, Swiss priest, poet and teacher (born 1796).

● 1866 - George Everest, Welsh geographer and researcher (born 1790).

● 1867 - Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (born 1797).

● 1884 - William Swanson, Anglo-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney General of the New Zealand Crown Colony (born 1809).

● 1913 - John Liv, Estonian poet and author (born 1864).

● 1914- Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (born 1840).

● 1916 - Charles de Fucould, French priest and martyr (1858).

● 1923 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (born 1836)

● 1928 - Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombian American lawyer and poet (born 1888).

● 1933 - Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (born 1865).

● 1934 - Sergei Kirov, Russian engineer and politician (born 1886).

● 1935 - Bernhard Schmidt, an Estonian-German optician, invents the Schmidt camera (born 1879).

● 1943 - Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and teacher (born 1862).

● 1947 - Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet and climber (born 1875).

● 1947 - GH Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (born 1877).

● 1950 - Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (born 1894).

● 1954 - Fred Rose, American pianist, composer and publisher (born 1898).

● 1964 - JBS Haldane, Anglo-Indian geneticist and biologist (born 1892)

● 1964 - Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (born 1877).

● 1968 - Nicolae Brittany, Romanian opera singer, composer and conductor (born 1887).

● 1968 - Dario Moreno, Turkish songwriter, guitarist and actor (born 1921).

● 1973 - David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (born 1886).

● 1975 - Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (born 1927).

● 1975 - Ernesto Maserati, Italian passenger car driver and engineer (born 1898).

● 1975 - Anna Roosevelt Helsted, American journalist (born 1906).

● 1981 - Rass Manning, American author and painter (born 1929)

● 1984 - Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (born 1911).

● 1986 - Frank McCarthy, American general and film producer (born 1912).

● 1987 - James Baldwin, American writer, poet and critic (born 1924).

● 1987 - Punch Imlach, Canadian hockey player, coach and manager (born 1918).

● 1988 - J. Vernon McGee, American priest and theologian (born 1904).

● 1989 - Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer (T. 1931).

● 1990 - Carla Lehmann, Canadian-English actress (born 1917).

● 1991 - Pat O'Callaghan, Irish athlete (born 1906)

● 1991 - George Stigler, American economist and academician, Nobel Laureate (born 1911).

● 1993 - Ray Gillen, American songwriter (born 1959).

● 1995 - Hopper Levett, English cricketer (born 1908).

● 1995 - Colin Tapley, New Zealand-British actor (born 1907).

● 1995 - Maxwell R. Thurman, American general (born 1931).

● 1996 - Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (born 1928).

● 1997 - Michelle Belanger, Canadian banker and entrepreneur (born 1929).

● 1997 - Endicot Peabody, American lieutenant, lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (born 1920).

● 2001 - Ellis R. Dungan, American director and producer (born 1909).

● 2002 - Edward L. Beach Junior, American captain and author (born 1918).

● 2002 - Dave McNally, American baseball player (born 1942).

● 2003 - Clark Kerr, American economist and academic (born 1911).

● 2003 - Evgenio Monti, Italian bobsleder (born 1928).

● 2004 - Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (born 1911)

● 2004 - Bill Brown, Scottish-Canadian footballer (born 1931).

● 2005 - Gust Avrakotos, CIA agent (born 1938).

● 2005 - Mary Hayley Bell, English actress and playwright (born 1911).

● 2005 - Freeman W. Horner, American soldier, holder of the Medal of Honor (born 1922)

● 2006 - Claude Jade, French actress (born 1948).

● 2006 - Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (born 1937).

● 2007 - Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (born 1929).

● 2007 - Anton Rogers, British actor (1933).

● 2008 - Paul Benedict, American actor (born 1938).

● 2008 - Joseph B. Wirtlin, American businessman and religious leader (born 1917).

● 2010 - Adriaan Blaauw, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1914).

● 2010 - Hillard Elkins, American actor and producer (born 1929).

● 2011 - Krista Wolf, German author and critic (born 1929).

● 2012 - Jovan Belcher, American footballer (born 1987).

● 2012 - Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (T. 1931).

● 2012 - Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (born 1948).

● 2012 - Ed Price, American soldier, pilot and politician (born 1918)

● 2013 - Richard Coughlan, English drummer (born 1947).

● 2013 - Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (born 1925)

● 2013 - Edward Hefron, American soldier (born 1923)

● 2013 - Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist and songwriter (born 1942).

● 2014 - Mario Abramovich, Argentine violinist and composer (born 1926).

● 2014 - Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist and academician (1938)

● 2014 - Rocky Wood, New Zealand-Australian author (born 1959).

● 2015 - Rob Blokzijl, Dutch physicist and computer scientist (born 1943).

● 2015 - Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (born 1925).

● 2015 - John F. Kurtzke, American neurologist and academic (born 1926).

● 2015 - Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player (1930 y. T.).

● 2015 - Trevor Obst, Australian footballer and coach (born 1940).

● 2018 - Vivian Lin, New Zealand artist (born 1931)

● 2019 - Paula Tilbrook, British actress (born 1930)

Holidays

● Battle of Sinop Day (Russia)

● Christian holiday:

• Alexander Briant

• Ansanus

• Blessed Bruna Pellesi

● Castritian

● Happy Sharl de Fukould

● Edmund champions

● Eligius

● Evasius

● Grwst

● Nahum

● Nicholas Ferrar (Bishop's Church)

● Ralph Shervin

● Ursitsin of Brescia

December 1 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgy)

● Damrong Rajanubhab Day (Thailand)

● Farmers ’Day is the first day that can fall, and December 7 is the last day; celebrated on the first Friday of December. (Ghana)

● Good Neighborhood Day is the first day that can fall, and December 7 is the last day; celebrated on the first Sunday of December. (Turkmenistan)

● Sindhi Culture Day is the first day that can fall, and December 7 is the last day; celebrated on the first Sunday of December. (Sindhi Diaspora)

● First President's Day (Kazakhstan)

Freedom and Democracy Day (Chad)

Great Union Day, in 1918, celebrates the union of Romania and Transylvania. (Romania)

● Day of Military Abolition (Costa Rica)

● National Day (Myanmar)

● Republic Day (Central African Republic)

● Restoration of Independence Day (Portugal)

● Rosa Parks Day (Ohio and Oregon, USA)

● Self-Government Day or Fullveldisdagurinn (Iceland)

● Teachers' Day (Panama)

● World AIDS Day and related holidays:

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