Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 4, 2021 | Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java erupts, killing at least 68 people. |
| December 29, 1607 | According to John Smith, Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan leader Wahunsenacawh, successfully pleads for his life after tribal leaders attempt to execute him. |
| December 4, 1893 | First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland. |
| December 19, 2012 | Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea. |
| December 10, 2014 | Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by Israeli forces in the village (Turmus'ayya) in Ramallah. |
| December 3, 1775 | American Revolutionary War: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones. |
| December 8, 1966 | The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. |
| December 25, 800 | The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. |
| December 9, 1935 | Student protests occur in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and are subsequently dispersed by government authorities. |
| December 4, 1619 | Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." |
| December 16, 1960 | A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground. |
| December 9, 1917 | World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire. |
| December 4, 1984 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. |
| 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 19, 1932 | BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service. |
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