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December 8 is the 342nd day of the year(343rd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 23 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

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Up to 1975

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395–China:Later Yan is defeated by its formervassal ofNorthern Wei at theBattle of Canhe Slope.
757–China:Du Fu returns toChang'an as a member ofEmperor Xuanzong of Tang's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.
1432– First battle of theLithuanian Civil War.
1626–Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor is crownedKing ofHungary.
1660– A woman appears on an English public stage for the first time, as Desdemona, in a production ofWilliam Shakespeare'sOthello.
1792–Frankfort becomes the capital city ofKentucky.
1813–Ludwig van Beethoven'sSeventh Symphony is performed for the first time.
1864– TheClifton Suspension Bridge inEngland, designed byIsambard Kingdom Brunel, is opened.
1907–Gustav V becomesKing ofSweden.
1912– Leaders of theGerman Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility ofwar breaking out.
1914–World War I: A squadron of theUK'sRoyal Navy defeats a weaker squadron of the German High Seas Fleet in theBattle of the Falkland Islands in the SouthAtlantic Ocean.
1922–Northern Ireland stops being part of theIrish Free State.
1941–World War II:Japan invadesMalaya,Thailand,Hong Kong and thePhilippines, just after thePearl Harbor attack. On the same day, theUnited States and theRepublic of China declare war onJapan.
1953–Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the start of the American 'Atoms for Peace' program.
1956– The1956 Summer Olympics inMelbourne,Australia, end.
1962– Workers at fourUS newspapers (later nine) go on strike for 114 days.
1963–PanAm Flight 214, aBoeing 707, is struck bylightning inMaryland, killing all 81 people on board.
1966– Theship SSHeraklion sinks in astorm in theAegean Sea, killing over 200 people.
1969– An Olympic Airways Douglas DC–6 hits amountain outside of Keratea,Greece, killing 90.
1971–Indo-Pakistani War: TheIndian Navy launches an attack on thePakistani city ofKarachi.
1972–United Airlines Flight 553, aBoeing 737, crashes after abandoning its landing attempt atChicago Midway InternationalAirport, killing 45 people.
1974– Greek voters reject a proposal to restore the Greekmonarchy.

From 1976

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1980–John Lennon is shot dead byMark David Chapman outside the Dakota Apartment building inNew York City.
1982– December murders: InSuriname, 13 civilians and 2 military officers, opposed to themilitary regime ofDesi Bouterse, are killed.
1987–Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills 8 people at the Australia Post building inMelbourne,Australia, before committingsuicide.
1987– The entireAlianza Lima football team is killed in a plane crash.
1988– AUS Air Force A–10 Thunderbolt II crashes into anapartment complex inRemscheid,Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50.
1991–Romania'sConstitution is adopted in a referendum.
1991–Russia,Belarus andUkraine sign an agreement dissolving theSoviet Union and forming theCommonwealth of Independent States.
1993– TheNorth American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law byBill Clinton.
1994–Ethiopia adopts a new Constitution.
1994–SWAPO wins the most seats in theelection to theNamibian parliament (53 out of 72).
1998– 81 people are killed by armed groups inAlgeria.
2003–Zimbabwe leaves theCommonwealth of Nations.
2004–Dimebag Darrell is shot dead inColumbus, Ohio by paranoid schizophrenicNathan Gale.
2004– The Cuzco Declaration is signed inCuzco,Peru, creating theSouth American Community of Nations.
2007– The office ofBenazir Bhutto is stormed by gunmen. Three people are killed.
2009– A bombing inBaghdad kills 127 people.
2012– At theUN Climate Change Conference inQatar, it is agreed that theKyoto Protocol is to be extended until2020.
2019– A clothing factoryfire inDelhi,India, kills at least 43 people.
2019–Sanna Marin is elected as the newPrime Minister of Finland.

Births

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Up to 1900

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65 BC–Horace, Roman poet (d.8 BC)
1542–Mary, Queen of Scots (d.1587)
1574–Maria Anna of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empress (d.1616)
1626– QueenChristina of Sweden (d.1689) (N.S.December 18 onGregorian calendar)
1642–Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (d.1703)
1678–Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, Englishdiplomat (d.1757)
1685–Johann Maria Farina, Italianperfume designer (d.1766)
1699–Maria Josepha of Austria,Queen ofPoland (d.1757)
1708–Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d.1765)
1724–Claude Balbastre, French composer (d.1799)
1730–Jan Ingenhousz, Dutchphysiologist,biologist andchemist (d.1799)
1756–Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria (d.1801)
1765–Eli Whitney, American inventor (d.1825)
1790–Augustus Meineke, Germanphilologist (d.1870)
1795–Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish–Germanastronomer (d.1874)
1817–Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, 10thPrime Minister ofDenmark (d.1896)
1818–Charles III, Prince of Monaco (d.1889)
1831–William Pitt Kellogg,Governor ofLouisiana (d.1918)
1832–Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (d.1910)
1848–Joel Chandler Harris, Americanjournalist andwriter (d.1908)
1857–Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, German politician (d.1920)
1861–Aristide Maillol, Frenchsculptor and painter (d.1944)
1861–William C. Durant, American businessman (d.1947)
1864–Camille Claudel, French graphic artist and sculptor (d.1943)
1865–Jacques Hadamard, Frenchmathematician (d.1963)
1865–Jean Sibelius, Finnishcomposer (d.1957)
1873–William Watson, Baron Thankerton, Scottish judge and politician (d.1948)
1875–Wilfred Hudson Osgood, Americanzoologist (d.1947)
1880–Johannes Aavik,Estonian philologist (d.1973)
1886–Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d.1957)
1890–Bohuslav Martinu, Czech composer (d.1959)
1892–E.C. Segar, Americancartoonist (d.1938)
1894–Marthe Vinot, French actress (d.1974)
1894–Florbela Espanca, Portuguesepoet (d.1930)
1899–John Qualen, Canadian actor (d.1987)
1899–Anselmo Alliegro y Mila, Cuban politician (d.1961)
1900–Ants Oras,Estonian writer (d.1982)
1900–Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (d.1990)

1901– 1950

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1902–Wifredo Lam,Cuban painter (d.1982)
1908–John A. Volpe, American politician (d.1994)
1909–Gratien Gelinas, Canadianauthor,actor anddirector (d.1999)
1911–Lee J. Cobb, American actor (d.1976)
1913–Delmore Schwartz, Americanpoet (d.1966)
1915–Ernest Lehman, Americanscreenwriter (d.2005)
1916–Richard Fleischer, Americanmovie director (d.2006)
1919–Peter Tali Coleman, American politician, former Governor ofAmerican Samoa (d.1997)
1922–Lucian Freud, German–born British painter (d.2011)
1922–Jean Porter, American actress (d.2018)
1922–Jean Ritchie, Americansinger-songwriter (d.2015)
1923–Pio Taufinu'u,Samoan cardinal (d.2006)
1923–Rudolph Pariser, Americanchemist
1925–Sammy Davis, Jr., American actor and singer (d.1990)
1925–Arnaldo Forlani, Italian politician, formerPrime Minister ofItaly
1926–Joachim Fest, Germanhistorian (d.2006)
1926–Revaz Chkheidze, Georgianmovie director (d.2015)
1927–Vladimir Shatalov, Soviet–Kazakhstanicosmonaut andgeneral
1928–Jimmy Smith, American musician (d.2005)
1928–Ulric Neisser, German–American psychologist (d.2012)
1929–Johnny Anderson, Scottishfootballer (d.2001)
1929–Gérard de Villiers, French writer (d.2013)
1930–Maximilian Schell, Austrian–Swiss actor and director (d.2014)
1931–Bob Arum, Americanboxing promoter
1932–Charly Gaul,Luxembourg cyclist (d.2005)
1933–Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor (d.1998)
1935–Dharmendra, Indian actor
1935–Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Israelichess player
1936–David Carradine, American actor (d.2009)
1936–Ralph Brand, Scottishfootballer
1937–James MacArthur, American actor (d.2010)
1938–John Kufuor, formerPresident ofGhana
1939–James Galway, Northern Irishflautist
1939–Jerry Butler, Americansinger-songwriter
1939–Dariush Mehrjui,Iranian director,screenwriter andproducer
1939–Red Berenson, Canadianice hockey player and coach
1941–Geoff Hurst, Englishfootballer
1941–Bobby Elliott, English drummer
1942–Mario Savio, American activist (d.1996)
1943–Jim Morrison, American singer (The Doors) (d.1971)
1943–James Tate, American writer (d.2015)
1944–Ted Irvine, Canadianice hockey player
1945–John Banville, Irish author
1946–John Rubinstein, American actor, composer and director
1947–Thomas R. Cech, Americanchemist
1947–Gregg Allman, American musician (d.2017)
1948–Luis Caffarelli, Argentine–Americanmathematician and academic
1950–Dan Hartman, Americansinger-songwriter andproducer (d.1994)

1951– 1975

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1951–Bill Bryson, American writer
1952–Bobby McKean, Scottishfootballer (d.1978)
1953–Kim Basinger, American actress
1953–Norman Finkelstein, American academic, author and activist
1954–Louis de Bernières, English writer
1955–Martin Semmelrogge, German actor
1956–Warren Cuccurullo, Americanguitarist
1956–Andrius Kubilius, 9thPrime Minister ofLithuania
1956–Pierre Pincemaille,French organist
1957–James Cama, Americanmartial arts teacher (d.2014)
1957–Phil Collen, Englishguitarist (Def Leppard)
1959–Paul Rutherford, English singer
1959–Jim Yong Kim, Korean–American formerPresident of theWorld Bank
1960–Lim Guam Eng,Malaysian politician
1960–Aaron Allston, American author (d.2014)
1961–Ann Coulter, American political commentator
1962–Marty Friedman, American guitarist
1963–Greg Howe, Americanguitarist,composer andproducer
1963–Brian McClair, Scottishfootballer
1964–Teri Hatcher, American actress
1964–Mike Ruiz, Canadian–American model, photographer and director
1964–Richard David Precht, Germanphilosopher
1965–David Harewood, English actor
1966–Les Ferdinand, Englishfootballer
1966–Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer (d.2023)
1966–Hope Powell, Englishfootballer andcoach
1972–Marco Abreu,Angolan footballer
1973–Corey Taylor, American singer

From 1976

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1976–Dominic Monaghan, English actor
1977–Sébastien Chabal, Frenchrugby player
1978–Frédéric Piquionne, Frenchfootballer
1978–Ian Somerhalder, American actor
1979–Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedishfootballer
1980–Lisa Kelly, American trucker (Ice Road Truckers)
1982–Halil Altintop, Turkishfootballer
1982–Hamit Altintop, Turkishfootballer
1982–Nicki Minaj,Trinidad and Tobago–born American singer
1982–DeeDee Trotter, American athlete
1983–Valéry Mézague,Cameroonian footballer (d.2014)
1984–Dustin Brown,Jamaican–Germantennis player
1984–Emma Green Tegaro, Swedish high jumper
1985–Meagan Duhamel, Canadian ice skater
1985–Dwight Howard, Americanbasketball player
1986–Amir Khan, Englishboxer
1986–Kate Voegele, Americanmusician
1987–Susanne Riesch, Germanskier
1989–Drew Doughty, Canadianice hockey player
1992–Katie Stevens, Americansinger andactress
1993–AnnaSophia Robb, Americanactress
1994–Raheem Sterling, Englishfootballer
1995–Jordon Ibe, Englishfootballer
1996–Teala Dunn, Americanactress
1996–Scott McTominay, English–Scottishfootballer

Deaths

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Up to 1900

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592–Emperor Sushun ofJapan
899–Arnulf of Carinthia, King of East Francia (b.850)
1495–Alfonso II of Naples (b.1448)
1691–Richard Baxter, English clergyman (b.1615)
1709–Thomas Corneille, French dramatist (b.1625)
1722–Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate (b.1652)
1744–Marie Anne de Mailly, mistress toLouis XV of France (b.1711)
1793–Madame du Barry, French mistress (b.1743)
1830–Benjamin Constant, Swiss–French writer (b.1767)
1859–Thomas De Quincey, English author (b.1785)
1864–George Boole, Englishmathematician andphilosopher (b.1815)
1869–Narcisa de Jesus,Ecuadorean Catholic laywoman and saint (b.1832)
1885–William Henry Vanderbilt, Americanrailroad executive and philanthropist (b.1821)
1894–Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russianmathematician (b.1821)

1901– 2000

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1903–Herbert Spencer, Englishphilosopher andsociologist (b.1820)
1907– KingOscar II of Sweden (b.1829)
1914–Maximilian von Spee, German naval officer (b.1861)
1930–Florbela Espanca, Portuguesepoet (b.1894)
1933–Yamamoto Gonnohyoe,Prime Minister of Japan (b.1852)
1952–Charles Lightoller, English officer on theRMS Titanic (b.1874)
1955–Hermann Weyl, Germanmathematician,physicist andphilosopher (b.1885)
1956–Jimmie Angel, Americanpilot (b.1899)
1963–Sarit Thanarat, 11thPrime Minister of Thailand (b.1908)
1967–John Mills, Sr., American singer (b.1889)
1971–Ernst Krenkel, SovietArctic explorer and radio operator (b.1903)
1975–Gary Thain, New Zealand musician (Uriah Heep) (b.1948)
1978–Golda Meir,Prime Minister of Israel (b.1898)
1980–John Lennon, English singer, songwriter and musician (The Beatles) (b.1940)
1981–Ferruccio Parri, Italian politician (b.1890)
1982–Marty Robbins, American singer–songwriter and racing driver (b.1925)
1982–Bram Behr,Surinamese journalist (b.1951)
1982–Andre Kramperveen,Surinamese footballer and politician (b.1924)
1983–Slim Pickens, American actor (b.1919)
1983–Keith Holyoake, 26thPrime Minister of New Zealand (b.1904)
1984–Luther Adler, American actor (b.1903)
1990–Tadeusz Kantor, Polishtheatre director (b.1915)
1991–Buck Clayton, Americantrumpeter (b.1911)
1992–William Shawn, American magazine editor (b.1917)
1996–Howard Rollins, American actor (b.1950)
1996–Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanesesumo wrestler (b.1938)
1997–Laurean Rugambwa,Tanzanian cardinal (b.1912)
1998–Aaron Hopa, New Zealand rugby player (b.1971)

From 2001

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2003–Rubén González, Cubanpianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (b.1919)
2004–Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist (b.1966)
2008–Oliver Postgate, Britishanimator,puppetteer and writer (b.1925)
2011–Zelman Cowen, 19thGovernor-General of Australia (b.1919)
2013–John Cornforth, Australianchemist (b.1917)
2014–Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Indian singer (b.1927)
2014–Knut Nystedt, Norwegiancomposer (b.1915)
2014–Russ Kemmerer, Americanbaseball player (b.1930)
2015–Alan Hodgkinson, Englishfootballer (b.1936)
2015–Elsie Tu, English–Hong Kong socialactivist (b.1913)
2015–Mattiwilda Dobbs, Americancoloratura soprano (b.1925)
2015–John Trudell, Americanactivist andpoet (b.1946)
2015–Bonnie Lou, Americansinger (b.1924)
2015–Douglas Tompkins, American businessman (b.1943)
2016–John Glenn, Americanastronaut andpolitician (b.1921)
2016–Joseph Mascolo, American actor (b.1929)
2017–Vladimir Curbet, Moldovanchoreographer (b.1930)
2017–Sunny Murray, Americanjazz drummer (b.1936)
2017–Atsutoshi Nishida, Japanese businessman (b.1943)
2018–Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Russian activist (b.1927)
2018–Enrico Crispolti, Italian art critic and historian (b.1933)
2018–Pentti Tiusanen, Finnish politician (b.1949)
2018–David Weatherall, Britishphysician andmolecular geneticist (b.1933)
2019–René Auberjonois, American actor (b.1940)
2019–Hirokazu Kanazawa, Japanesekarate practitioner and teacher (b.1931)
2019–Caroll Spinney, American actor and puppeteer (b.1933)
2019–Paul Volcker, American economist (b.1927)
2019–Zvonimir Vujin, Serbian boxer (b.1943)
2019–Juice Wrld, American rapper (b.1998)

Observances

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Roman Catholic Feast Day of theImmaculate Conception
CARICOM–Cuba Day
Constitution Day (Romania andUzbekistan)
Students' Day (Bulgaria)
National Youth Day (Albania)
Bodhi Day (Japan)

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