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December 12: Beginning of the Yule Lads' arrival in Iceland
- 627 – At the Battle of Nineveh, the Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated the forces of Sasanian emperor Khosrow II, commanded by Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.
- 1936 – Republic of China leader Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, a former warlord of Manchuria.
- 1988 – Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.
- 2000 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.
- 2021 – At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion.
- Geoffrey (d. 1212)
- Edvard Munch (b. 1863)
- Ikuhiko Hata (b. 1932)
- Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi (d. 2021)
More anniversaries:
Did you know?
[edit]- ... that a staff member at the Carlyle Hotel (pictured) once lent his own bow tie to Laurence Olivier?
- ... that Yangginu plotted to defeat Khan Wan to avenge his murdered father?
- ... that to prepare for her role in The Last Dance, actress Michelle Wai learned to perform a Taoist funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men?
- ... that the city council of Hamtramck, led by Mayor Amer Ghalib, banned the pride flag from publicly owned flagpoles?
- ... that the death rate from adrenal crises can reach as high as 6 percent?
- ... that Shane Connolly has provided flowers for two royal weddings and the coronation of Charles III?
- ... that the Child Law Project reports on Ireland's child care system?
- ... that U.S. Army chaplain Patrick Ryan celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving for 10,000 people after the liberation of Rome?
- ... that Perplexities after Escher, a composition for heckelphone, string quartet and double bass, is based on five graphic artworks by M. C. Escher?