Events by Month: December
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16th December 165 Which soldier and politician becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland following the execution of Charles I?
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31th December, 175 Arthur Guinness signs a 9000 year lease in which city, where he would begin brewing the beer which bears his name?
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30th December, 200 Which former President of Iraq is executed in Baghdad for crimes against humanity?
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29th December 184 The US annexed which then-independent nation, which subsequently became the 28th state?
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28th December 189 William Röntgen announces the discovery of which form of radiation, commonly used to image internal body structures?
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27th December, 183 Which geologist and naturalist sets sail on board the HMS Beagle, during which time he would develop his theory of evolution by natural selection?
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26th December, 1860. The first inter-club match in which sport was held between the teams of Hallam and Sheffield?
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25th December, 106 Which Norman duke was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas day?
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24th December, 197 Stephenie Meyer, author of which set of vampire romance novels, was born in Hartford, Connecticut?
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23rd December 18 Which author's novel Emma is first published in the United Kingdom?
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22nd December 198 Which gate and monument in Berlin re-opens, effectively ending nearly 40 years of division between East and West Germany?
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21st December 16 Puritan pilgrims aboard which ship land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts?
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20th December 19 Which infamous war criminal and German leader was released from Landsberg prison?
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19th December 184 Which female author - most famous for Wuthering Heights - died at the age of 30?
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18th December 186 The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is adopted, outlawing which practice across the nation following the end of the Civil War?
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17th December 190 Which pair of brothers launch the first powered and sustained aircraft flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
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1st December, 195 Which notable US Civil Rights figure is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man?
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15th December 193 Which film - the highest grossing of all time when adjusted for inflation - set during the US Civil War, opens in Atlanta, Georgia?
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14th December 19 Which Norwegian explorer becomes the first person to reach the South Pole, shortly before the team led by Robert Falcon Scott?
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13th December 157 Which British explorer and privateer sets sail from Plymouth on what would be the second continuous circumnavigation of the world?
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12th December 19 Which successful American singer, known as "Ol' Blue Eyes", was born in Hoboken, New Jersey?
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11th December 193 Which monarch officially abdicates the thrown of the United Kingdom, leading the accession of George VI?
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10th December 195 Which British Prime Minister (1940-45, 1951-55) receives the Nobel Prize for Literature?
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9th December 197 The World Health Organisation declares which once-widespread disease to have been eradicated?
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8th December 1980. Which former Beatles member was killed by Mark David Chapman in New York?
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7th December 194 The Japanese navy launch a surprise attack on which American naval base in Hawaii, sparking their entry into the Second World War four days later?
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6th December, 193 US federal judge John Woolsey rules that which James Joyce novel (published in 1922) was not obscene?
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5th December, 20 Which South African former president and anti-apartheid leader died at the age of 95 in Johannesburg?
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4th December, 195 Which 'royal' fast food chain opened its first restaurant in Miami, Florida?
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3rd December, 196 At a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, Christiaan Barnard performs the first human transplant of which organ?
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2nd December, 169 Which religious building - London's tallest structure until 1967 - was consecrated, after it was rebuilt in the aftermath of the Great Fire?
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16th December 165 Which soldier and politician becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland following the execution of Charles I?Oliver Cromwell
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31th December, 175 Arthur Guinness signs a 9000 year lease in which city, where he would begin brewing the beer which bears his name?Dublin, Ireland
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30th December, 200 Which former President of Iraq is executed in Baghdad for crimes against humanity?Saddam Hussein
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29th December 184 The US annexed which then-independent nation, which subsequently became the 28th state?Texas
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28th December 189 William Röntgen announces the discovery of which form of radiation, commonly used to image internal body structures?X-Rays
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27th December, 183 Which geologist and naturalist sets sail on board the HMS Beagle, during which time he would develop his theory of evolution by natural selection?Charles Darwin
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26th December, 1860. The first inter-club match in which sport was held between the teams of Hallam and Sheffield?Association Football
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25th December, 106 Which Norman duke was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas day?William I (The Conqueror)
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24th December, 197 Stephenie Meyer, author of which set of vampire romance novels, was born in Hartford, Connecticut?Twilight
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23rd December 18 Which author's novel Emma is first published in the United Kingdom?Jane Austen
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22nd December 198 Which gate and monument in Berlin re-opens, effectively ending nearly 40 years of division between East and West Germany?Brandenburg Gate
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21st December 16 Puritan pilgrims aboard which ship land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts?The Mayflower
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20th December 19 Which infamous war criminal and German leader was released from Landsberg prison?Adolf Hitler
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19th December 184 Which female author - most famous for Wuthering Heights - died at the age of 30?Emily Brontë
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18th December 186 The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is adopted, outlawing which practice across the nation following the end of the Civil War?Slavery
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17th December 190 Which pair of brothers launch the first powered and sustained aircraft flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?Orville and Wilbur Wright
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1st December, 195 Which notable US Civil Rights figure is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man?Rosa Parks
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15th December 193 Which film - the highest grossing of all time when adjusted for inflation - set during the US Civil War, opens in Atlanta, Georgia?Gone With The Wind
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14th December 19 Which Norwegian explorer becomes the first person to reach the South Pole, shortly before the team led by Robert Falcon Scott?Roald Amundsen
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13th December 157 Which British explorer and privateer sets sail from Plymouth on what would be the second continuous circumnavigation of the world?Sir Francis Drake
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12th December 19 Which successful American singer, known as "Ol' Blue Eyes", was born in Hoboken, New Jersey?Frank Sinatra
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11th December 193 Which monarch officially abdicates the thrown of the United Kingdom, leading the accession of George VI?Edward VIII
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10th December 195 Which British Prime Minister (1940-45, 1951-55) receives the Nobel Prize for Literature?Sir Winston Churchill
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9th December 197 The World Health Organisation declares which once-widespread disease to have been eradicated?Smallpox
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8th December 1980. Which former Beatles member was killed by Mark David Chapman in New York?John Lennon
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7th December 194 The Japanese navy launch a surprise attack on which American naval base in Hawaii, sparking their entry into the Second World War four days later?Pearl Harbor
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6th December, 193 US federal judge John Woolsey rules that which James Joyce novel (published in 1922) was not obscene?Ulysses
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5th December, 20 Which South African former president and anti-apartheid leader died at the age of 95 in Johannesburg?Nelson Mandela
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4th December, 195 Which 'royal' fast food chain opened its first restaurant in Miami, Florida?Burger King
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3rd December, 196 At a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, Christiaan Barnard performs the first human transplant of which organ?Heart
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2nd December, 169 Which religious building - London's tallest structure until 1967 - was consecrated, after it was rebuilt in the aftermath of the Great Fire?St. Paul's Cathedral
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