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 25, 1046 | Henry III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II. |
| December 12, 1787 | Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the US Constitution. |
| December 9, 1960 | The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. |
| December 29, 1874 | The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain. |
| December 10, 1942 | World War II: Government of Poland in exile send Raczyński's Note (the first official report on the Holocaust) to 26 governments who signed the Declaration by United Nations. |
| December 26, 1862 | American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins as General William Tecumseh Sherman begins landing his troops. |
| December 23, 2008 | A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté. |
| December 3, 1971 | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins. |
| December 14, 1918 | Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne. |
| December 31, 1999 | The U.S. government hands control of the Panama Canal (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone) to Panama. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties. |
| December 19, 1924 | The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England. |
| December 29, 1911 | Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia. |
| December 23, 1986 | Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. |
| December 21, 1140 | After a siege of several weeks, the city of Weinsberg and its castle surrender to Conrad III of Germany. |
| December 17, 1997 | Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board. |
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