Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 1, 1971 | Purge of Croatian Spring leaders starts in Yugoslavia at the meeting of the League of Communists at the Karađorđevo estate |
| December 10, 1877 | Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria. |
| December 14, 1939 | Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland. |
| December 4, 1804 | The United States House of Representatives impeaches Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. |
| December 31, 1757 | Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia. |
| December 25, 1076 | Coronation of Bolesław II the Generous as king of Poland. |
| December 24, 1913 | The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire". |
| December 29, 1845 | The United States annexes the Republic of Texas and admits it as the 28th state. |
| December 22, 1963 | The cruise ship Lakonia burns 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. |
| December 12, 2001 | Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps. |
| December 15, 2001 | The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean. |
| December 24, 2003 | The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. |
| December 19, 1967 | Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead. |
| December 1, 1834 | Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. |
| December 7, 1995 | An Air Saint Martin (now Air Caraïbes) Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Haitian commune of Belle Anse, killing 20. |
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