On This Day — December 1

🕰️ Notable Events on December 1

• 1997 — In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Northwest Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to that city's bus boycott. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolaev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Transylvania unites with the Kingdom of Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1834 — Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. Wikipedia ↗
• 1828 — Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1824 — United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil. Wikipedia ↗
• 1768 — The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1640 — End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1577 — Francis Walsingham is knighted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1420 — Henry V of England enters Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 800 — Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on December 1

• 1995 — Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — James Wilson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Seedy Njie, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Reena Pärnat, Estonian archer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Hilda Melander, Swedish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Sotelúm, Mexican trumpet player, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Dan Mavraides, Greek-American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Tyler Joseph, American musician and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Simon Dawkins, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Vance Joy, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Brett Williams, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — DeSean Jackson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — John Coughlin, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Janelle Monáe, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Chanel Preston, American porn actress and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Lloyd Doyley, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Christos Melissis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Park Hyo-shin, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Luke McPharlin, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — I Made Wirawan, Indonesian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Iftikhar Anjum, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mubarak Hassan Shami, Kenyan-Qatari runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Stephanie Brown Trafton, American discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sophie Guillemin, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Laura Ling, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Matt Fraction, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Thomas Schie, Norwegian race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Steve Gibb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Emily Mortimer, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Christian Pescatori, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mika Pohjola, Finnish-American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — John Schlimm, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jonathan Coulton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Kirk Rueter, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tisha Waller, American high jumper and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Richard Carrier, American author and blogger Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Justin Chadwick, English actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Nestor Carbonell, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Reggie Sanders, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Katherine LaNasa, American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Henry Honiball, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Magnifico, Slovenian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Marco Greco, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Nathalie Lambert, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Safra A. Catz, Israeli-American businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Raymond E. Goldstein, American biophysicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jeremy Northam, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Carol Alt, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Shirin M. Rai, Indian-English political scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Alberto Cova, Italian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Veikko Aaltonen, Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Karen Tumulty, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Alan Dedicoat, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Judith Hackitt, English chemist and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Stephen Poliakoff, English director, producer, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Treat Williams, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Manju Bansal, Indian biologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Gary Panter, American illustrator and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Richard Keith, American actor and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jan Brett, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — George Foster, American baseball player and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — N. T. Wright, English bishop and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian civil servant and politician, Governor of Kaduna State (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bob Fulton, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Kemal Kurspahić, Bosnian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Eric Bloom, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — John Densmore, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Michael Hagee, American general Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — John Crowley, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Tasso Wild, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Jerry Lawson, American electronic engineer and inventor (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Sandy Nelson, American rock & roll drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Violette Verdy, French ballerina (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Dick Shawn, American actor (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Vsevolod Bobrov, Russian ice hockey player, footballer, and manager (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗

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