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December 1 is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 1, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category redirect December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 30 days remaining until the end of the year.

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Events

800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican. Events By Place Europe September 15 - Oldest known mention of Monkey. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Pope Leo III (died June 12, 816) was Pope from 795 to 816 Protected by Charlemagne from his enemies in Rome he subsequently strengthened
1167 - The Lombard League is formed in northern Italy. The Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of Northern Italy (although its membership changed in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
1420 - Henry V of England enters Paris. Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
1640 - End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, thus ending a 60 year period of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the House of Habsburg (also called the Philippine Dynasty). Iberian Union is a modern day term that refers to the historical political unit that governed all of the Iberian peninsula south of the Pyrenees from 1580–1640 Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Portuguese Marriages and descendants John married Luisa de Guzman, daughter of Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzman, 8th Duke of Medina-Sidonia. A personal union is the combination by which two different States are governed by the same Monarch, while their boundaries their laws and their interests remain distinct Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese House of Habsburg commonly known as Philippine Dynasty is the third dynasty of Kings of Portugal named after the three Spanish The Spanish Habsburgs do not recognize Portugal's new dinasty, the House of Braganza, until 1668. History Dukes Afonso, Count of Barcelos, was an illegitimate son of King João I of Portugal.
1768 - The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Fredensborg was a Frigate built in Copenhagen in 1752 or 1753. World War 2 During the German occupation of Norway (1940-1945 the Germans had an anti-aircraft school at Tromøy (Feld Flakartillerie-schule 50 from 1941-1944 at Hove camp Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
1821 - The first constitution of Costa Rica is issued. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in
1822 - Peter I is crowned as Emperor of Brazil. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Pedro I (ˈpedɾuin Brazilian Portuguese and in European Portuguese; English: Peter of Alcantara Francis Anthony John Charles Xavier of Paula |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
1824 - U.S. 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 to decide the winner (as stipulated by the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution). Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9 1825 after the election was decided by the House The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Twelfth Amendment ( Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are
1826 - French philhellene Fabvier forces his way through the Turkish cordon and ascends the Acropolis of Athens, which had been under siege. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Acropolis of Athens is the best known Acropolis (high city The "Sacred Rock" in the world
1864 - 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. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
1884 - American Old West: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year San Francisco Plaza was name of three towns in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Elfego Baca ( February 10, 1865 &ndash August 27, 1945) was a legendary lawman lawyer and politician in the A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Charles Sidney McCarthy (born August 6, 1980) also known by his nickname " Chainsaw " a retired American mixed martial arts fighter
1913 - The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following An assembly line is a Manufacturing process in which parts (usually Interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned
1913 - Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the first Balkan war, is annexed by Greece. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of Organization. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
1918 - Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28). Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Bessarabia ( Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Bukovina (Bucovina Буковина/ Bukovyna; German and Polish: Bukowina; see also other languages) is a historical region on the For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events National Council of Romanians in Banat had voted for union with the Kingdom of Romania. The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries the eastern part lies in Romania (the counties National Council of Romanians in Transylvania had voted for union with the Kingdom of Romania.
1918 - Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
1918 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija
1919 - Lady Astor becomes first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat (she had been elected to that position on November 28). Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A parliament is a Legislature, especially in those For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events
1925 - World War I aftermath: The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establishing post-war territorial settlements. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5 October &ndash 16 October 1925 and formally signed London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1934 - In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad by Leonid Nikolayev. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Politburo, short for Political Bureau, Russian Politicheskoye Buro, is the executive organization for a number of Political parties, most notably Sergei Mironovich Kirov (Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров ( &ndash December 1, 1934) was a prominent early Bolshevik leader whose assassination A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Leonid Nikolaev (1904&ndash December 29, 1934) was the assassin of Sergei Kirov, the first secretary of the Leningrad branch of the Communist
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. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including LaGuardia redirects here For the airport see LaGuardia Airport. The City of New York Office of Civilian Defense was a United States federal emergency war agency set up May 20, 1941 by Executive Order 8757 to co-ordinate state The Civil Air Patrol ( CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF
1952 - The New York Daily News reports the first successful sexual reassignment operation. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 Sex reassignment surgery (SRS gender reassignment surgery, or sex-change operation is a term for the Surgical procedures by which a person's physical
1955 - American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4 1913 – October 24 2005 was an African American Civil rights activist whom the U The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery Alabama, intended to oppose
1958 - Central African Republic becomes independent from France. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1958 - The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire in Chicago, Illinois kills 92 children and three nuns. The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire broke out shortly before classes were to be dismissed on December 1, 1958, at the foot of a stairway in the Our Lady of Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
1959 - Cold War: Antarctic Treaty signed , which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on that continent. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate International relations with respect to A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions
1960 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.
1961 - The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New Guinea. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of West Papua is a separatist-proposed state that would give sovereignty to the people of Western New Guinea (the Indonesian provinces of Papua
1961 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Pete Best (b 24 November 1941 in Madras, British India) is a
1963 - Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nagaland ( Hindi: नागालैंड is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
1964 - Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
1965 - The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the borders. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Border Security Force ( BSF) is a Border patrol agency of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
1969 - Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States held a lottery to determine the order of draft (induction The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
1971 - Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Cambodian Civil War was a conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge) and their allies the Democratic Republic of The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
1971 - Indian Army occupies part of Kashmir. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir
1973 - Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
1974 - TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport killing all 92 people on-board. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. TWA Flight 514, registration N54328 was a Boeing 727-231 en route from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D
1974 - Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Northwest Airlines Inc (often abbreviated NWA) is the principal subsidiary John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19
1981 - A Yugoslavian Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9 crashes in Corsica killing all 180 people on-board. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Adria Airways dd is an Airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the national airline of Slovenia and a regional member of the Star Alliance WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily
1982 - At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the biological Heart. An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the biological Heart.
1987 - NASA announces the names of four companies that have been awarded contracts to help build Space Station Freedom. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Original proposal In the early 1980s with the Space shuttle completed NASA proposed the creation of a large permanently manned space station which then-NASA-Administrator
1988 - Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government
1989 - Right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed forces Movement (RAM) attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d' etat. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. María Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino (born María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco on January 25, 1933) widely known as Cory Aquino, was the 11th
1989 - Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the communist party the leading role in the state. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state
1990 - Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 meters beneath the seabed. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
1991 - Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Referendum took place in Ukraine on December 1, 1991. The only question of the Referendum was "Do you support the Act of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1998 - Exxon announces a $73. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Exxon is a brand of fuel sold by ExxonMobil. History Exxon formally replaced the Esso, Enco, 7 billion USD deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Mobil Gas Station by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|Mobil gas station East Village section of New York City]] Mobil was a major American oil company The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D
2001 - Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA’s purchase by American Airlines. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Trans World Airlines ( TWA) renamed TWA Airlines LLC in 2001 was a major U Lambert-St Louis International Airport is the primary airport for St American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size

Births

1081 - Louis VI of France (d. Louis VI ( 1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137) called the Fat (le Gros was King of France from 1108 until his death (1137 1137)
1083 - Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. Anna Komnene or Comnena (Greek Άννα Κομνηνή Anna Komnēnē December 1, 1083 &ndash1153 was a Byzantine princess and scholar daughter of 1153)
1521 - Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. ( December 1, 1521 &ndash May 13, 1573) of Shinano and Kai Provinces was a preeminent Daimyo or feudal lord 1573)
1525 - Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. Tadeáš Hájek z Hájku (ˈtadeaʃ ˈɦajɛk ˈzɦajkʊ ( December 1 1525 - September 1 1600, both in Prague) also known 1600)
1580 - Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ( December 1, 1580 &ndash June 24, 1637) was a French Astronomer, antiquary and savant 1637)
1690 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (d. Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC ( December 1, 1690 – March 6, 1764) English Lord Chancellor, son The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. 1764)
1716 - Etienne-Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (d. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716 - 1791 is counted among the first rank of French Rococo sculptors, whose patron was Mme de Pompadour. 1791)
1743 - Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist (d. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Martin Heinrich Klaproth ( 1 December 1743 – 1 January 1817) was a German Chemist. 1817)
1761 - Marie Tussaud, French creator of wax sculptures (Madame Tussauds) (d. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marie Tussaud ( December 1, 1761 - April 16, 1850) was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, 1850)
1766 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin ( Никола́й Миха́йлович Карамзи́н) (December 1 1766 – June 3 1826 a Russian author credited 1826)
1792 - Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (Никола́й Ива́нович Лобаче́вский ( December 1 1792 &ndash February 24 1856 ( N 1856)
1844 - Alexandra of Denmark, Danish Queen Consort of Edward VII of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Carolina Marie Charlotte Louise Julia 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925 was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. 1925)
1869 - Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish assassin of Gabriel Narutowicz (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eligiusz Niewiadomski ( Warsaw, December 1, 1869 – January 31, 1923, Warsaw) was a Polish Modernist Gabriel Narutowicz ( March 17 1865 &ndash December 16 1922) was the first President of Poland. 1923)
1873 - Valery Bryusov, Russian poet (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov (Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов ( &ndash October 9 1924) was a Russian poet prose writer dramatist translator 1924)
1884 - Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Karl Schmidt-Rottluff ( December 1976)
1886 - Rex Stout, American author (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rex Todhunter Stout ( December 1 1886 - October 27 1975) was an American Crime writer, best known as the creator of 1975)
1895 - Henry Williamson, English author (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henry William Williamson ( 1 December 1895 &ndash 13 August 1977 1977)
1896 - Georgy Zhukov, Russian general & Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Marshal of the Soviet Union ( Marshal Sovietskovo Soyuza Советского Союза'' was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. 1974)
1901 - Ilona Feher, Hungarian-Jewish violinist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ilona Feher, Ilona Fehér ( December 1, 1901, Budapest, Hungary - January 1988 Holon, Israel) was one 1988)
1905 - Alexander Wilson, Canadian and Notre Dame athlete (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander ("Alex" S Wilson ( December 1, 1905 &ndash December 10, 1994) was a Canadian athlete from Montreal who 1994)
1908 - Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Georgios Kasassoglou ( December 1, 1908 - June 2, 1984) was a Greek classical musician. 1984)
1910 - Alicia Markova, English ballerina (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dame Alicia Markova, DBE, DMus (1 December 1910 &ndash 2 December 2004 was the first English dancer to be titled a Prima Ballerina Assoluta 2004)
1911 - Walter Alston, American baseball manager (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Walter Emmons Alston ( December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984) nicknamed "Smokey" was an American Baseball player 1984)
1911 - Calvin Griffith, Canadian-born baseball executive (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Calvin Robertson Griffith ( December 1 1911 - October 20 1999) born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was 1999)
1912 - Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting was an American Architect best known for his design of the twin towers of the World Trade Center buildings 1 and 2 1986)
1913 - Mary Martin, American actor and singer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Tony Award -winning star of stage film 1990)
1917 - Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager
1922 - Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey player (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Martin Whiteford Marion (born December 1 1917 in Richburg South Carolina) is a former Shortstop and manager in Major League Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov (Всеволод Михайлович Бобров ( December 1, 1922 – July 1, 1979) was a Soviet 1979)
1922 - Paul Picerni, American actor
1923 - Stansfield Turner, American admiral and CIA director
1923 - Morris, Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke) (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Paul Picerni (born December 1 1922) is an American actor Picerni was born in New York City. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stansfield M Turner (born December 1, 1923 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA) was an Admiral and Director of Central near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Maurice de Bevere ( December 1, 1923 - July 16, 2001) better known as Morris, was a Belgian Cartoonist and the This article is about the comic book and TV series For the mobster see Lucky Luciano. 2001)
1925 - Martin Rodbell, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Rodbell ( December 1, 1925 &ndash December 7, 1998) was an American Biochemist and Molecular Endocrinologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1998)
1926 - Robert Symonds, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Symonds ( December 1 1926 &ndash August 23 2007) was an American Actor. 2007)
1928 - Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emily McLaughlin ( December 1 1928 - April 26 1991) was an American Soap opera actress. 1991)
1930 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joachim Hoffmann ( December 1, 1930, Königsberg, East Prussia &ndash February 8, 2002, Freiburg) was a 2002)
1931 - Jimmy Lyons, American musician (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Lyons ( December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986) was an Alto saxophone player 1986)
1931 - Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jim Nesbitt ( December 1, 1931 &ndash November 29, 2007) was a Country music singer 2007)
1932 - Matt Monro, English singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Matt Monro ( 1 December 1930, Shoreditch, London &ndash 7 February 1985, Ealing) was an English 1985)
1933 - Fujiko F. Fujio, Japanese cartoon artist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a Penname of a Manga writing duo formed by two Japanese cartoonists. 1996)
1933 - Lou Rawls, American singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Louis Allen Rawls ( December 1, 1933 &ndash January 6, 2006) was an American Soul music, Jazz, and 2006)
1934 - Billy Paul, American singer
1935 - Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian
1937 - Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the British saxophonist also named Billy Paul see the Wizzo Band. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Muriel Costa-Greenspon (b December 1 1937, Detroit Michigan - d 2005)
1937 - Chuck Low, American actor
1937 - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia
1938 - Sandy Nelson, American drummer
1939 - Lee Trevino, American golfer
1940 - Richard Pryor, American actor, comedian (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charleston Lewis "Chuck" Low (born December 1, 1937) is an American character actor Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (also known as Vaira Vikis-Freibergs; born December 1, 1937 in Riga, Latvia) was the 6th President of President of Latvia is Head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of Republic of Latvia. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandy Nelson (born Sander L Nelson 1 December 1938, in Santa Monica, California) is a Drummer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Lee Buck Trevino was born in Dallas Texas in poverty to parents of Mexican descent Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor 2005)
1942 - John Crowley, American author
1944 - Pierre Arditi, French film and stage actor
1944 - Eric Bloom, American musician (Blue Öyster Cult)
1944 - John Densmore, American drummer (The Doors)
1944 - Tahar Ben Jelloun, French writer of Moroccan origin
1944 - Daniel Pennac, French writer born in Morocco
1944 - Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
1945 - Bette Midler, American actress and singer
1946 - Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer
1947 - Alain Bashung, French singer
1947 - Bob Fulton, English-born Australian rugby league footballer
1948 - George Foster, American baseball player
1948 - Tom Wright, English bishop and theologian
1949 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Crowley (born December 1, 1942) is an American author of Fantasy, Science fiction and mainstream fiction Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944 is an award-winning French film and stage Actor. Eric Bloom (born December 1, 1944) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Keyboardist. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American Musician and Songwriter. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Tahar Ben Jelloun ( Arabic: طاهر بنجلون (born in Fes Morocco, December 1, 1944) is a Moroccan Poet and Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer General Michael W Hagee (born December 1, 1944) was the 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (2003-2006 succeeding The Commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Edward O'Sullivan (born 1 December 1946, Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland) known professionally as Gilbert O'Sullivan Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Bashung (born Alain Baschung on 1 December 1947 in Paris is a French Singer, Songwriter, Comedian and Actor. Robert "Bob" Fulton AM (born 1 December 1947 in Warrington, England is an English-born Australian Rugby league identity Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Arthur Foster (born December 1 1948 in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a former Left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball Nicholas Thomas "Tom" Wright (born 1 December 1948) is the Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and a leading New Testament Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria', aka El Patrón or El Doctor ( December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) gained A drug lord or drug baron is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the Illegal drugs trade. 1993)
1949 - Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and presidential candidate
1950 - Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer
1951 - Jaco Pastorius, American bassist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique (born December 1 1949) is a Chilean businessman and politician Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Thibodeaux (born December 1, 1950) is a former Child actor and musician best known for playing "Little Ricky" in the popular Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely 1987)
1951 - Treat Williams, American actor
1954 - Bob Goen, American television host
1954 - Annette Haven, American pornographic actress
1955 - Mark Thompson, American disc jockey and actor
1955 - Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
1956 - Julee Cruise, American singer and actress
1958 - Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and coach
1958 - Charlene Tilton, American actress
1959 - Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician
1959 - Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
1960 - Carol Alt, American supermodel
1961 - Jeremy Northam, English actor
1961 - Armin Meiwes, German cannibal
1962 - Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
1962 - Joe Quesada, American comic book writer
1963 - Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver
1963 - Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer
1963 - Nathalie Lambert, Quebec short track speed skater
1964 - Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer
1966 - Katherine LaNasa, American actress
1966 - Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player
1967 - Nestor Carbonell, American actor
1968 - Justin Chadwick, British actor and director
1970 - Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman
1970 - Kirk Rueter, American baseball player
1970 - Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian
1971 - Emily Mortimer, English actress
1971 - Stephanie Finochio, American professional wrestler
1971 - Mika Pohjola, Finnish jazz pianist and composer
1971 - Dolgorsuren Serjbudee, Mongolian professional wrestler
1971 - Peter Van de Veire, Belgian radio-presenter
1972 - Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian
1973 - Jon Theodore, American musician
1974 - Costinha, Portuguese footballer
1974 - David Ludwig, American composer
1975 - Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
1976 - Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor who has appeared on film stage and television over the course of his prolific career Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Robert "Bob" Kuehl Goen (born December 1, 1954) is an American Game show emcee and Television personality best known for Annette Haven (born December 1, 1954) also known as Annette Robinson, was an American Pornographic actress in the 1970s and Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Not to be confused with the co-host of the Morning Pigpen For that Mark Thompson see WPIG. Veronica Forqué (born Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo on 1 December 1955 in Madrid) is a Spanish actress of stage film and Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julee Cruise (born 1 December 1956, in Creston Iowa) is an American singer, and Actress. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Javier Aguirre Onaindía (born December 1, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former Mexico national football team player and Charlene L Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Childish (real name Steven John Hamper) or William Charlie Hamper (born December 1, 1959) is an English artist author Poet Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Ann Alt (born December 1 1960) is an American model and actress Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an award-winning English Actor. Armin Meiwes (born December 1 1961) is a German man who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary Victim he had found Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylvie Daigle (born December 1, 1962 in Sherbrooke Quebec) is a Canadian speed skater Joseph "Joe" Quesada (born December 1 1962) is an American Comic book editor writer and artist Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the race car driver for the Italian doctor see Marco Greco (doctor Marco Greco (Born December 1, 1963 Arjuna Ranatunga (born 1 December 1963) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer turned politician Nathalie Lambert (born December 1, 1963 in Montréal Quebec) is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating Lambert Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Salvatore Schillaci (born December 1, 1964 in Palermo) commonly referred to by his nickname Totò, is an Italian former Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Katherine La Nasa (born December 1, 1966) is an American actress Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge British Columbia, Canada) is a former Right fielder in Major Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Nestor Gastón Carbonell (born December 1, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Luis Rivera on the Sitcom Suddenly Susan Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Justin Chadwick (born 1 December 1968 in Manchester) is an English Actor and television and Film director. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jouko Ahola (born 1 December, 1970, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a strongman and actor Kirk Wesley Rueter (born December 1, 1970 in Centralia Illinois) is a retired Left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1 1970 is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Writer, Singer, Guitarist, and Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Emily Mortimer (born 1 December, 1971) is an English actress. Stephanie Finochio (born December 1, 1971) is an Italian American stuntwoman and retired professional wrestler and valet Mika Pohjola ( (born December 1, 1971) is a Finnish -born Jazz Pianist and Composer, who resides in New York City Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee (Долгорсүрэнгийн Сэржбүдээ is a Mongolian Professional wrestler who currently wrestles for New Japan Peter Van de Veire (b Eeklo, Belgium, 1 December 1971) is a well known Radio personality in Flanders. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norbert Wójtowicz (born 1 December 1972) – Polish historian and theologian from Wrocław. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jon Philip Theodore (born December 1, 1973) is a Drummer, formerly a member of The Mars Volta. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa Júnior, OIH, better known as Costinha ( pron In 2000 Dr David Ludwig, the Director of the Obesity Program at the Children's Hospital Boston, studied the effects of consuming Soft drinks on childhood Obesity Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sophia Skou (born December 1, 1975 in Copenhagen) is a former butterfly Swimmer from Denmark, who twice competed in Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1 1976 – October 12 1998 was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie 1998)
1977 - Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park)
1977 - Jared Fogle, American Subway spokesperson
1978 - Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter
1979 - Ryan Malone, American Hockey Player
1980 - Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer
2001 - Aiko, Princess Toshi of Japan

Deaths

1135 - Henry I of England
1241 - Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Jared S Fogle also known as The Subway Guy, is a Spokesman employed by Subway Restaurants in its Advertising campaigns He is known for his Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a Fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells Sandwiches and Salads called Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mathew Kearney ( (born December 1, 1978) is an American Singer-songwriter born in Eugene Oregon, now based in Nashville Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mohammad Kaif (born December 1, 1980 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian Cricketer more specifically Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. born December 1, 2001, is the first child of Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito, heir apparent to the Japanese throne and Crown Princess For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Henry I (c 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman For Isabella of England the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, see Isabella de Coucy. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title 1214)
1377 - King Magnus II of Sweden (b. Magnus Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden (spring 1316 &ndash December 1, 1374) Norway, and 1316)
1433 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇 Go-Komatsu-tennō) ( August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433) was the 100th emperor 1377)
1455 - Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian artist and metal smith (b. Lorenzo Ghiberti (born Lorenzo di Bartolo) (1378 &ndash December 1, 1455) was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known 1378)
1521 - Pope Leo X (b. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici (December 11 1475 – December 1 1521 was Pope from 1513 to his death 1475)
1530 - Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (b. 1480)
1580 - Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (b. Giovanni Morone or Moroni ( 25 January 1509 - 1 December 1580) was an Italian cardinal. 1509)
1581 - Edmund Campion, English Jesuit (martyred) (b. Saint Edmund Campion SJ ( January 24 1540 &ndash December 1 1581) was an English Jesuit priest 1540)
1581 - Ralph Sherwin, English Catholic saint (b. Saint Ralph Sherwin (1550&ndash 1 December 1581) was an English Roman Catholic Martyr and Saint. 1550)
1581 - Alexander Briant, English saint (b. Saint Alexander Briant (c 1556 1 December 1581) was an English Jesuit and martyr executed at Tyburn. around 1556)
1602 - Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. Kobayakawa Hideaki (小早川秀秋 1577 &ndash December 1, 1602) was fifth son of Kinoshita Iesada and the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. 1582)
1633 - Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (b. 1566)
1660 - Pierre d'Hozier, French historian (b. Pierre d'Hozier seigneur de la Garde ( July 10, 1592 - December 1, 1660) French Genealogist, was born at Marseille 1592)
1707 - Jeremiah Clarke, English composer (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jeremiah Clarke (c 1674 - 1 December 1707 was an English baroque Composer. 1674)
1709 - Abraham a Sancta Clara, Austrian preacher (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abraham a Sancta Clara ( July 2, 1644 - December 1, 1709) Austrian divine was born at Kreenheinstetten, near Messkirch 1644)
1723 - Susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress
1729 - Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Susanna Centlivre (born Susanna Freeman, also known professionally as Susanna Carroll; baptised November 1667 - December 1 Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Giacomo Filippo Maraldi ( August 21, 1665 &ndash December 1, 1729) was an French - Italian Astronomer and Mathematician 1665)
1750 - Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr ( September 27, 1677 &ndash December 1, 1750) was a German Mathematician, Astronomer 1671)
1755 - Maurice Greene, English composer (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Maurice Greene (12 August 1696 - 1 December 1755 was an English Composer and organist. 1696)
1767 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry David Erskine 10th Earl of Buchan ( 17 April 1710 &ndash 1 December 1767) was the son of David Erskine 9th Earl of Buchan. 1710)
1825 - Tsar Alexander I of Russia (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alexander I of Russia ( Russian: Александр I Павлович / Aleksandr I Pavlovich (23 December 1777 – November 19 1825 served as Emperor of 1777)
1830 - Pope Pius VIII (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Pope Pius VIII ( November 20, 1761 &ndash December 1, 1830) born Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, was Pope in 1829 and 1830 1761)
1865 - Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich ( February 1, 1796 - December 1, 1865) was a Swiss poet 1796)
1866 - George Everest, Welsh surveyor and namesake of Mt. Everest (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Colonel Sir George Everest ( 4 July, 1790 &ndash 1 December, 1866) was a Welsh surveyor, Geographer and Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in 1790)
1884 - William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Swainson (1809-1884 was born in Lancaster, England in 1809 and educated in Lancaster Grammar School. The Attorney-General is a political office in New Zealand. It is simultaneously a ministerial position and an administrative office and has responsibility for supervising The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 1809)
1916 - Charles de Foucauld, French religious leader (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Blessed Charles Eugène de Foucauld ( Strasbourg, 15 September 1858 &ndash Tamanrasset, 1 December 1916 1858)
1923 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Virginie (Marie Loveling ( 17 May 1836 - 1 December 1923) was a Flemish author of poetry novels essays and children's stories 1836)
1928 - José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Eustasio Rivera ( February 19, 1888 - December 1, 1928) was a Colombian politician writer and lawyer 1888)
1934 - Sergei Kirov, Russian revolutionary (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Mironovich Kirov (Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров ( &ndash December 1, 1934) was a prominent early Bolshevik leader whose assassination 1886)
1943 - Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab ( Thai including his full title สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ กรมพระยา ดำรงราชานุภาพ 1862)
1947 - Aleister Crowley, English occultist (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer 1875)
1947 - G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Godfrey Harold Hardy FRS ( February 7, 1877 Cranleigh, Surrey, England &ndash December 1, 1947 1877)
1950 - E. J. Moeran, English composer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest John Moeran ( 31 December 1894 &ndash 1 December 1950) was an English composer 1894)
1954 - Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Fred Rose ( August 24, 1897 - December 1, 1954) was an American Hall of Fame songwriter and music publishing executive 1897)
1964 - J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS ( 5 November 1892 &ndash 1 December 1964) known as Jack (but who used 'J 1892)
1968 - Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer (baryton) and composer born in Transylvania (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Nicolae Bretan ( 25 March, 1887 &ndash 1 December, 1887)
1968 - Dario Moreno, Turkish-Jewish singer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Darío Moreno ( April 3, 1921 &ndash December 1, 1968) was a Turkish polyglot singer of Jewish origin 1921)
1969 - Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett ( February 14 1937 – December 1 1969) was born in Grenada and learned to play the 1937)
1973 - David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead 1886)
1975 - Nellie Fox, American baseball player (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacob Nelson Fox ( December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Chicago 1927)
1975 - Anna E. Roosevelt, American radio personality (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Halsted ( May 3, 1906 – December 1, 1975) née Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, also Anna Dall and 1906)
1986 - Lee Dorsey, American R&B singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lee Dorsey ( December 24 1924 – December 1 1986) was an Afro-American pop / R&B Singer during the 1924)
1987 - James Baldwin, American writer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) James Arthur Baldwin ( August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987) was an American Novelist, Writer, Playwright 1924)
1987 - Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George "Punch" Imlach ( March 15, 1918 – December 1, 1987) was an NHL coach and general manager 1918)
1989 - Alvin Ailey, American dancer, choreographer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alvin Ailey Jr ( January 5, 1931 &ndash December 1, 1989) was an American Modern dancer and Choreographer 1931)
1991 - George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. George Joseph Stigler ( January 17, 1911 December 1, 1991) was a U The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1911)
1996 - Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Peter Frederick Bronfman (1928 &ndash December 1 1996) was a Canadian businessman born in Montreal and member of the Toronto branch of Canada's wealthy 1928)
1997 - Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Stéphane Grappelli ( January 26 1908 &ndash December 1 1997) was a French Jazz Violinist who founded the 1908)
1997 - Michel Bélanger, French Canadian businessman and banker (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Michel Bélanger (1929 &ndash December 1, 1997) was a Canadian businessman and banker 1929)
1997 - Endicott Peabody, 62^nd Governor of Massachusetts (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Endicott "Chub" Peabody ( February 15 1920 &ndash December 1 1997) was Governor of Massachusetts from January 3 The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1920)
1998 - Freddie Young, British cinematographer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Freddie Young OBE, BSC ( 9 October, 1902 - 1 December, 1998) (sometimes credited as Frederick A 1902)
2001 - Ellis R Dungan, American born Indian film director (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ellis R Dungan (born 11 May 1909, death 1 December 2001) was an American born film director who was well known for directing Tamil 1909)
2002 - Dave McNally, American baseball player (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. David Arthur "Dave" McNally ( October 31 1942 &ndash December 1 2002) was a Major League Baseball left-handed Starting 1942)
2003 - Clark Kerr, first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Clark Kerr ( May 17, 1911 &ndash December 1, 2003) was the first Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley 1911)
2003 - Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eugenio Monti ( January 23, 1928 &ndash December 1, 2003) was an Italian Bobsledder He is one of the most successful 1928)
2004 - Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (29 June 1911 in Jena – 1 December 2004 in Utrecht) Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld born HSH Count Bernhard Leopold Friedrich 1911)
2006 - Claude Jade, French actress (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Jade, byname of Claude Marcelle Jorré ( 8 October 1948 - 1 December 2006) was a French actress, best known 1948)
2006 - Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist (McGill University) (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce Graham Trigger ( June 18, 1937 – December 1, 2006) was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and 1937)
2007 - Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Anton Rodgers ( 10 January 1933 &ndash 1 December 2007) was an English Actor and occasional director best known for his 1933)

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