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, 274 | A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. |
| 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 15, 1993 | The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. |
| 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. |
| December 24, 640 | Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death. |
| December 26, 1825 | Advocates of liberalism in Russia rise up against Czar Nicholas I in the Decembrist revolt, but are later suppressed. |
| December 7, 43 | Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia on orders of Marcus Antonius. |
| December 3, 1973 | Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter. |
| December 7, 1963 | Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| December 29, 1989 | Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia. |
| December 1, 1959 | Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent. |
| December 26, 1799 | Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". |
| December 17, 1865 | First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert. |
| December 22, 1990 | Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. |
| December 11, 1675 | Antonio de Vea expedition enters San Rafael Lake in western Patagonia. |
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