Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
Here is a list of some historical events in December. You can learn What major event happened in December?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 30, 1958 | The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension. |
| December 28, 1941 | World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences. |
| December 17, 1718 | War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain. |
| December 8, 2004 | The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations. |
| December 28, 1956 | Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation. |
| December 4, 1969 | Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. |
| December 13, 1758 | The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people. |
| December 31, 1790 | Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time. |
| December 2, 1927 | Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. |
| December 16, 1598 | Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory. |
| December 24, 1865 | Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan. |
| December 6, 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. |
| December 6, 1917 | World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53. |
| December 1, 1420 | Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France. |
| December 5, 1484 | Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. |
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