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07 Dec 1354
Margaretha van Bavarians son earl Willem V signs peace treaty
07 Dec 1696
Connecticut Route 108 one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull.
07 Dec 1703
Great storm of hits Southern England - thousands killed Royal Navy losses 13 ships and around 1500 seamen
07 Dec 1703
The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of
07 Dec 1724
Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest was followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toru) by Polish authorities.
07 Dec 1732
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden London.
07 Dec 1787
Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify the US constitution
07 Dec 1787
Delaware is the 1st state to ratify the US constitution
07 Dec 1835
Bavarian Ludwig railway opens - first German steam railway
07 Dec 1864
Skirmish at Ebenezer CreekCypress Swamp Georgia
07 Dec 1872
HMS Challenger sets sail on 3 year world oceanographic cruise
07 Dec 1876
NY Mutuals & Philadelphia As expelled from NL for not completing sked
07 Dec 1889
Gilbert & Sullivans Gondoliers premieres in London
07 Dec 1891
52nd US Congress (1st to appropriate 1 billion) holds 1st session
07 Dec 1895
Battle at Amba Alagi Abyssinians beat Italian armies
07 Dec 1900
Max Planck in his house at Grunewald on the outskirts of Berlin discovers the law of black body radiation.
07 Dec 1902
Britain and Germany issue an ultimatum to Venezuela demanding that President Cipriano Castro pay claims for damages caused during his takeover of the government in 1899
07 Dec 1907
Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring
07 Dec 1907
The First Egyptian Nationalist Congress meets under the leadership of Mustafa Kamil Pasha
07 Dec 1911
Leslie J Stuarts musical Betsy premieres in NYC
07 Dec 1911
National Hockey Association forms with New Westminster Vancouver & Victoria
07 Dec 1912
Bust of Queen Nefertiti found in El-Amarna Egypt
07 Dec 1917
US becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I
07 Dec 1920
NSW make 802 against South Australia then Mailey takes 8-81
07 Dec 1920
USPD-KPD parties merge into Vereinigte Communist Party of Germany
07 Dec 1921
KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions
07 Dec 1924
German election (Social Democrats win Nazis & Communists lose)
07 Dec 1930
13th PGA Championship Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing
07 Dec 1932
1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY
07 Dec 1935
CFL Grey Cup AAA Grounds Hamilton Winnipeg Pegs (later Blue Bombers) defeat Hamilton Tigers 18-12
07 Dec 1937
Dutch Minister Romme proclaims married women are forbidden to work
07 Dec 1937
Russian chess player Alekhine recaptures world title from Max Euwe
07 Dec 1938
Philip Barrys Here Come the Clowns premieres in NYC
07 Dec 1938
W9XZY broadcasts facsimile of St Louis Post-Dispatch by radio
07 Dec 1939
William Waltons violinist concert premieres in Cleveland
07 Dec 1940
CFL Grey Cup (Game 2) Lansdowne Park Ottawa Ottawa beats Toronto Balmy Beach 12-5
07 Dec 1940
North Africa British counter offensive under general OConnor
07 Dec 1941
Nacht & Nebel Erlass resistance fighter sent to concentration camps
07 Dec 1941
1st Japanese midget submarine (No. 20) attacked by a US ship (USS Ward)
07 Dec 1944
Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago
07 Dec 1949
15th Heisman Trophy Award Leon Hart Notre Dame (E)
07 Dec 1952
KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
07 Dec 1953
WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte North Carolina (INDABC) begins broadcasting
07 Dec 1954
KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
07 Dec 1956
Australian swimmer Murray Rose claims his 3rd gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics when he wins the 1500m in 1758.9 also wins 400m & 4 x 200m relay
07 Dec 1956
American diver Pat McCormick wraps up the womens double when she wins the 10m platform gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with 84.85 points also won the 3m springboard gold
07 Dec 1956
Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina takes her gold medal tally to 4 at the Melbourne Olympics wins teams and individual all-round titles having earlier won vault and floor exercise sections
07 Dec 1957
Tony Kubek of the Yanks selected as AL Rookie of the Year
07 Dec 1958
Romulo Betancourt elected President of Venezuela
07 Dec 1959
Saratoga opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
07 Dec 1963
Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans
07 Dec 1963
Instant replay is used for the first time in a Army-Navy game.
07 Dec 1965
Pope Paul VI & Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of 2 churches in 1054
07 Dec 1966
A fire at an army barracks in Erzurum Turkey kills 68 people.
07 Dec 1967
The Beatles clothing store Apple Boutique opens at 94 Baker Street London
07 Dec 1967
How Now Dow Jones opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 220 performances
07 Dec 1967
Otis Redding records Sittin on the Dock of the Bay
07 Dec 1968
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit
07 Dec 1968
Richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandfather took out in 1823 from the University of Cincinnati
07 Dec 1970
Taizan Maezumi Roshi head of LA Zen Center receives dharma
07 Dec 1971
Wild & Wonderful openscloses at Lyceum Theater NYC
07 Dec 1971
An off duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment is shot dead by members of the Irish Republican Army in County Tyrone Northern Ireland
07 Dec 1972
Apollo 17 (US) final manned lunar landing mission launched crew takes famous blue marble photo of the entire Earth
07 Dec 1973
Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
07 Dec 1973
Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers
07 Dec 1975
10th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 3-0 vs Sabres
07 Dec 1975
Romanian tennis star Ilie Nstase wins his 4th season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 rout of Bjrn Borg of Sweden in Stockholm
07 Dec 1976
UN Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General for second 5 year term
07 Dec 1977
Islander Billy Smiths 10th shut-out opponent-Black Hawks 4-0
07 Dec 1980
69th Davis Cup Czechoslovakia beats Italy in Prague (4-1)
07 Dec 1982
Suriname army under Desi Bouterse fires on radio station building
07 Dec 1982
In Texas Charles Brooks Jr. becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the US.
07 Dec 1982
Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala during countrys civil war 171 people killed led by Santos Lpez Alonzo
07 Dec 1984
Allan Borders 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)
07 Dec 1985
51st Heisman Trophy Award Bo Jackson Auburn (RB)
07 Dec 1985
Atlantis (61-B) returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
07 Dec 1986
Juli InksterTom Purtzer wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
07 Dec 1986
NBC premiere of miniseries Anastasia The Mystery of Anna (Part 1)
07 Dec 1987
43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots)
07 Dec 1987
Palestinian uprising against Israel in West Bank
07 Dec 1988
6.9 earthquake in Spitak Armenia kills 25000-50000 people and leaves up to 500000 homeless
07 Dec 1988
Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN
07 Dec 1989
C Coleman & D Zippels musical City of Angels premieres in NYC
07 Dec 1992
Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater)
07 Dec 1993
Henri Konan Bedie names himself President of Ivory coast
07 Dec 1993
The Long Island Rail Road massacre Passenger Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the LIRR in Nassau County New York.
07 Dec 1995
NBA settles strike of referees refs to return on Dec 12
07 Dec 1995
US space probe Galileo begins orbiting Jupiter
07 Dec 1996
1st Big 12 Championship Game Texas beats 3 Nebraska 37-27
07 Dec 1996
Australian rugby union team ends 12-game European tour unbeaten after 39-19 victory over the Barbarians at Twickenham Wallabies fullback Matt Burke scores 2 tries and lands 4 conversions 2 penalties
07 Dec 1997
Amy Fruhwirth & Clarence Rose win LPGA J C Penney Classic
07 Dec 1999
The RIAA files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client on charges of copyright infringement.
07 Dec 2003
The Conservative Party of Canada is officially recognized after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
07 Dec 2005
Rigoberto Alpizar a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb is shot and killed by a team of US federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.
07 Dec 2006
A tornado struck Kensal Green North West London seriously damaging around 150 properties.
07 Dec 2007
The Hebei Spirit oil spill began in South Korea after a crane barge being towed by tug collided with the very large crude carrier Hebei Spirit.
07 Dec 2010
Iceland officially leaves the recession with growth of 1.2% in the third quarter
07 Dec 2014
Typhoon Hagupit hits central Philippines millions flee homes for shelter
07 Dec 2014
The Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria
07 Dec 2014
Mayor of Paris calls for diesel cars to be banned from the French Capital by 2020 in order to reduce pollution
07 Dec 2014
The Archbishop of Canterbury claims that he is more shocked by the plight of Britains hunger-stricken poor than suffering in African refugee camps
07 Dec 2014
Human Rights Watch Asia Division call for investigation into Indonesian security forces shooting of peaceful protesters
07 Dec 2015
Beijing issues its 1st ever red alert for pollution
07 Dec 2016
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigns 3 days after losing a referendum to reform the constitution
07 Dec 2016
Pakistan International Airways plane crashes north of Islamabad killing all 48 on board including singer turned preacher Junaid Jamshed
07 Dec 2016
6.5 earthquake in Aceh province Indonesia kills at least 97 people
07 Dec 2017
Naples pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germanys organ music Kyrgystans Kok boru and Indias Kumbh festival
07 Dec 2017
Australias parliament votes to legalize gay marriage
07 Dec 2017
Virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value passing 18440 on some exchanges
07 Dec 2017
Unrest in West Bank and Gaza schools closed and a general strike in response to Americas recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital
07 Dec 2017
Pantones 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet
07 Dec 2017
Former US gymnastics physician Larry Nasser is sentenced to 60 years on child pornography charges
07 Dec 2017
Crumbling French chteau La Mothe-Chandeniers in Les Trois-Moutiers is bought by 9000 people
07 Dec 1929
PGA Championship Mens Golf Hillcrest CC Defending champion Leo Diegel defeats Johnny Farrell 6 & 4 in the final
07 Dec 1930
PGA Championship Mens Golf Fresh Meadows CC American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1 up in the final for the 2nd of his 3 major titles
07 Dec 1937
Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine recaptures his final world title from Dutch grand master Max Euwe by a large margin (10411)
07 Dec 1963
First use of the instant replay machine invented by CBS in a US Army vs Navy football game
07 Dec 2018
Former Italy national football coach Cesare Prandelli is appointed manager of Serie A club Genoa CFC replacing Ivan Juric first time in history all 20 Serie A managers are all Italian
07 Dec 2018
Court filings by US federal prosecutors and Special Counsel Robert Mueller against Michael Cohen appear to implicate President Donald Trump on campaign fraud and Russian dealings
07 Dec 2018
Brazilian spiritual healer Joo Teixeira de Faria accussed of sexual abuse by four women over 200 more come forward in next week
07 Dec 2018
Brazilian spiritual healer Joo Teixeira de Faria accused of sexual abuse by four women over 200 more come forward in next week
07 Dec 1949
15th Heisman Trophy Award Leon Hart (end) Notre Dame
07 Dec 1967
Elmer Bernstein and Carolyn Leighs musical How Now Dow Jones starring Tony Roberts and directed by George Abbott opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC runs for 220 performances
07 Dec 1988
NHL NY Islanders fire head coach Terry Simpson and replace him with former coach Al Arbour
07 Dec 2017
Mosconi Cup nine-ball pool Las Vegas Nevada Europe scores 8th straight title with an 11-4 rout of US MVP Joshua Filler (Germany)
07 Dec 2018
Mosconi Cup nine-ball pool London England US ends Europes 8-year run with an 11-9 win MVP Skyler Woodward (USA)
07 Dec 2020
Breaking the competitive form of breakdancing confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games
07 Dec 2020
Coca-Cola named the worlds No. 1 plastic polluter in Break Free From Plastics annual brand audit
07 Dec 2020
Most of California begins second lockdown as hospitals come under strain and the state records average of 21000 COVID-19 cases a day
07 Dec 2020
Australian states celebrate Freedom Day easing COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria and New South Wales
07 Dec 2020
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo wins a second term in the countrys general elections
07 Dec 1732
The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden London England
07 Dec 1939
William Waltons Violin Concerto premieres in Cleveland Ohio with Jascha Heifetz as soloist and the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodziski
07 Dec 1971
An off-duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment is shot dead by members of the Irish Republican Army in County Tyrone Northern Ireland
07 Dec 1971
Musical Wild and Wonderful opens and closes at the Lyceum Theater NYC after 1 performance
07 Dec 1988
Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC
07 Dec 2009
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer becomes PBS NewsHour upon Jim Lehrers stepping down as anchor
07 Dec 2017
Naples pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germanys organ music Kyrgystans Kok boru and Indias Kumbh festival
07 Dec 2021
Chile becomes the 31st nation to legalize same-sex marriage [1]
07 Dec 1354
Margaret II Countess of Hainaut and her son William Duke of Bavaria sign a peace treaty ending the Cod and Hook wars between them
07 Dec 1872
HMS Challenger sets sail on 3 year world oceanographic cruise - first expedition to explore the deep sea successfully on a global scale [1]
07 Dec 1938
Philip Barrys play Here Come the Clowns premieres in NYC
07 Dec 1941
Australian bombers land on Timor and Ambon islands of Indonesia
07 Dec 1941
Imperial Japanese Navy attacks US Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay Hawaii 18 sailors killed 33 of 36 patrol planes destroyed or damaged 1st Japanese aircraft shot down in action
07 Dec 2021
3500 year-old Gilgamesh Dream Tablet goes on display in Iraq for the first time in 30 years after looted during Gulf War. Part of the Epic Gilgamesh one of oldest known pieces of literature. [1]
07 Dec 2022
After widespread public protests China announces a major loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for the whole country allowing home quarantine and scrapping QR codes effectively ending Chinas zero-COVID policy [1]