Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 18, 1655 | The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290. |
| December 23, 1914 | World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt. |
| December 9, 1996 | Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada. |
| December 5, 2007 | Westroads Mall shooting: Nineteen-year-old Robert A. Hawkins kills nine people, including himself, with a WASR-10 at a Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska. |
| December 5, 1408 | Seeking to resubjugate Muscovy, Emir Edigu of the Golden Horde reaches Moscow, burning areas around the city but failing to take the city itself. |
| December 22, 1944 | World War II: The People's Army of Vietnam is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam. |
| December 19, 2013 | Spacecraft Gaia is launched by European Space Agency. |
| December 24, 1294 | Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned. |
| December 20, 1942 | World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India. |
| December 16, 1912 | First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. |
| December 26, 1806 | Battles of Pultusk and Golymin: Russian forces hold French forces under Napoleon. |
| December 9, 2017 | The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage. |
| December 19, 1929 | The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India). |
| December 26, 1811 | A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. |
| December 21, 1844 | The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers commences business at its cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement. |
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