December 1 historical events
1299 — Battle of Falconaria
The Battle of Falconaria (also La Falconara or Falconeria) was fought in the latter days of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Fought on 1 December 1299 between the forces of Frederick II of Sicily and Philip I of Taranto of the Kingdom of Naples, it was a momentous victory for Frederick and a disaster for Philip, who was captured.
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1420 — Henry V and Charles VI make a formal entry into Paris
On December 1, 1420, Henry V of England and Charles VI of France made a formal entry into Paris. The Treaty of Troyes had made Henry regent and heir to the French throne.
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1572 — Massacre of Naarden
The Massacre of Naarden was an episode of mass murder and looting that took place in the Dutch city of Naarden on 1 December 1572, during the Eighty Years' War. The massacre was committed by Spanish soldiers under the command of Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo against the townspeople of Naarden as part of a punitive expedition against Dutch rebels later known as the Spanish Fury.
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1642 — Battle of Piercebridge
The battle of Piercebridge was fought on 1 December 1642 in County Durham, England, during the First English Civil War. The Earl of Newcastle was advancing with an army of 6,000 from Newcastle upon Tyne to York to reinforce the local Royalists. Aware of his approach, the Parliamentarians defended the main crossing over the River Tees, at Piercebridge.
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1642 — Storming of Farnham Castle
The Storming of Farnham Castle occurred on 1 December 1642, during the early stages of the First English Civil War, when a Parliamentarian force attacked the Royalist garrison at Farnham Castle in Surrey. Sir John Denham had taken possession of the castle for the Royalists in mid-November, but after the Royalists had been turned back from London at the Battle of Turnham Green, a Parliamentarian force under the command of Sir William Waller approached the castle.
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1650 — Battle of Hieton
The Battle of Hieton was fought on the 1 December 1650 between a force of Scottish Remonstrants under Colonel Gilbert Ker and 1,000 English commanded by Major-general John Lambert. The site of the battle was by the Cadzow Burn, near the present day town centre of Hamilton, Scotland. The Scots attacked, surprising the English, but were beaten back and destroyed as a fighting force.
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1662 — John Evelyn records skating in St James’s Park
On December 1, 1662, diarist John Evelyn watched people skate on the frozen canal in London’s St James’s Park. He described their speed and sudden stops as they performed before the king and queen. Evelyn recorded seeing the skaters; his diary does not say he skated himself.
Evelyn's dated diary entry describes what he witnessed, not his own skating.
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1768 — The slave-trading ship Fredensborg is wrecked off Tromøya
On 1 December 1768, the Fredensborg sank in a storm off Tromøya near Arendal, Norway. The slave-trading ship was on its return voyage to Copenhagen after landing its enslaved captives at St Croix earlier that year.
The wreck occurred on the return leg, after the ship’s transatlantic transport of enslaved people.
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1783 — Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert fly in a hydrogen balloon
Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert took off from the Tuileries Garden in Paris in the first free flight aboard a crewed hydrogen balloon.
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1792 — 1792 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1792 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on December 1, 1792, in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut Samuel Huntington won re-election as he ran unopposed.
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1800 — Battle of Ampfing (1800)
At the Battle of Ampfing on 1 December 1800, Paul Grenier's two divisions of the First French Republic opposed against the Austrian army southwest of the town of Ampfing during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Austrians, under the leadership of Archduke John of Austria, forced their enemies to retreat, though they sustained greater losses than the French. Ampfing is located 63 kilometers (39 miles) east of Munich and 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Mühldorf am Inn. In Spring 1800, while Moreau wrecked Austrian defenses in Germany, Generals Massena and Desaix ran into stiff Austrian offensives in Northern Italy.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on December 1, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly chose 15 electors to represent Pennsylvania in the Electoral College. Eight Democratic-Republican electors and seven Federalist electors were selected.
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1810 — 1810 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1810 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 1, 1810, in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Adjutant General of North Carolina Benjamin Smith was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor David Stone.
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1812 — Battle of Ibarra (1812)
The First Battle of Ibarra occurred in the vicinity of the city of Ibarra, Ecuador, between 27 November and 1 December 1812. The event, which is part of the Spanish American Wars of Independence, pitted the troops of the State of Quito against those of the Spanish Empire.
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1822 — Pedro I is crowned emperor of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro
Pedro I was crowned emperor of Brazil on 1 December 1822 at the Imperial Chapel in Rio de Janeiro.
The coronation followed his earlier acclamation as emperor; it was not Brazil’s independence declaration.
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1823 — 1823 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1823 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 1, 1823, in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Gabriel Holmes was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1824 — Electors cast presidential ballots in the 1824 United States election
On December 1, 1824, presidential electors met in their states and cast their ballots. Maryland's record shows its 11 votes split among Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and William H. Crawford. When Congress formally counted the nationwide electoral votes on February 9, 1825, no presidential candidate had a majority. The House then chose Adams under the Twelfth Amendment.
Electors voted on December 1, 1824; Congress counted the national vote and the House chose a president on February 9, 1825.
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1826 — Kongsberg electors choose a representative to Norway’s Storting in 1826
Kongsberg’s three electors chose jurist Jørgen Henschen and an alternate in separate ballots. Both choices were unanimous.
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1828 — Decembrist revolution (Argentina)
The Decembrist revolution (Spanish: Revolución decembrina) was a military coup in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Juan Lavalle, returning with the troops that fought in the Argentine-Brazilian War, made a coup on December 1, 1828, deposed the governor Manuel Dorrego and closed the legislature. Dorrego was captured and executed a short time afterwards. The rancher Juan Manuel de Rosas organized militias that fought against Lavalle and removed him from power, restoring the legislature. However, as the coup had reignited the Argentine Civil Wars, Rosas was appointed governor of the Buenos Aires province to wage the war against the Unitarian League.
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1832 — 1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 1, 1832, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Whig nominee David L. Swain was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. and fellow Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.
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1844 — 1844 United States presidential election in South Carolina
A presidential election was held in South Carolina on December 1, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes for the Democratic candidate James K. Polk. These electors were chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote.
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1853 — Battle of Başgedikler
The Battle of Başgedikler occurred on 1 December 1853 during the Crimean War when a Russian army attacked and defeated a large Turkish force near the village of Başgedikler in the Trans-Caucasus.
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1857 — 1857 New York City mayoral election
An election for Mayor of New York City was held on December 1, 1857. Fernando Wood ran for re-election to a third term in office. His second term in office had marked by conflict with the Republican state legislature and the leadership of Tammany Hall. As a result, the state legislature voted to revise the city charter to shorten his current term to one year and hold an election for a new two-year term.
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1862 — Lincoln sends his second annual message to Congress calling for an end to slavery
On December 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln sent his second annual message to Congress. He urged the Union to pursue the abolition of slavery and proposed a gradual, compensated emancipation plan. In keeping with the practice of the time, the Secretary of the Senate read the message aloud. The message was separate from Lincoln's September preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
Date of the annual message to Congress; Lincoln did not personally deliver it as a speech.
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1865 — Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina
Shaw University is a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the formation of a theological class of freedmen in the Guion Hotel. The following year it moved to a large wooden building, at the corner of Blount and Cabarrus Streets in Raleigh, where it continued as the Raleigh Institute until 1870.
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1870 — Battle of Villepion
The Battle of Villepion was a battle between the French XVI Corps under General Chanzy and the I Bavarian Corps during the Franco-Prussian War. It occurred in the district of Terminiers, between Terminiers and Nonneville on 1 December 1870, and ended in a French victory. After the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande on 28 November 1870 the Corps in the centre of the French Army of the Loire advanced and made a swing east towards Pithiviers. On the early afternoon of 1 December an infantry division and a cavalry division of the French XVI Corps met I. Bayerischen Korps.
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1884 — 1884 Brazilian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Empire of Brazil on 1 December 1884 to elect members of the 19th legislature of the Chamber of Deputies. These were the second direct elections held in the country after the Saraiva Law was enacted (Law No. 3,029 of 9 January 1881). The Liberal Party won 67 seats, the Conservative Party won 55, and the Republican Party won 3.
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1887 — Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking
The Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking was a treaty signed on 1 December 1887 between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Qing dynasty. Regarded by China as one of the unequal treaties concluded following the Second Opium War, it granted Portugal perpetual colonial rights over Macau in exchange for its cooperation in curbing the smuggling of opium.
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1889 — José Joaquín Rodríguez is elected president of Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s electoral assemblies chose José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón over Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra in the second stage of the election.
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1892 — 1892 Invercargill mayoral election
The 1892 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 1 December 1892 as part of that year's local elections. Councillor Duncan McFarlane defeated former mayor George Froggatt.
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1892 — 1892 Wellington mayoral election
The 1892 Wellington mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year to decide who would take the office of Mayor of Wellington for the following year.
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1898 — 1898 Invercargill mayoral election
The 1898 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 1 December 1898 as part of that year's local elections. Incumbent mayor Hugh Mair was defeated by councillor John Stead.
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1900 — Mahsud Waziri blockade
The Mahsud Waziri blockade was a campaign against the Mahsud in British India. It began with a passive blockade on 1 December 1900. The British forces were commanded by Major General Charles Egerton. The "most intense" period of fighting began on 23 November 1901. Mobile columns concentrated at Datta Khel, Jandola, Sarwakai and Wana raided Mahsud territory every several weeks, seizing livestock, taking Mahsud members captive and inflicting heavy casualties.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
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1902 — 1902 Los Angeles mayoral election
The 1902 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on December 1, 1902. Incumbent Meredith P. Snyder was re-elected.
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1911 — Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan) in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the 1911 Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by revolutionary ideas from Tongmenghui.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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1913 — The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation
The Buenos Aires Underground (Spanish: Subterráneo de Buenos Aires), locally known as Subte (Spanish: [ˈsuβte]), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Miserere) opened in 1913, making it the 13th earliest subway network in the world and the first underground railway in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Spanish-speaking world, with the Madrid Metro opening nearly six years later, in 1919.
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1918 — Sheksna uprising
The Sheksna uprising (Russian: Пришексни́нское восста́ние, romanized: Prisheksninskoye Vostaniye) was an anti-Bolshevik uprising in townships on the Sheksna River in the Vologda and Cherpovets provinces between 1–3 December 1918. The rebels seized the railway station Sheksna and broke railway communication on the Cherepovets-Vologda line, jeopardizing messages to Petrograd. The uprising was suppressed by Red Army troops arriving from Vologda and Cherpovets.
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1918 — 1918 Tie Cup final
The 1918 Tie Cup final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 19th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine side Porteño and Uruguayan club Wanderers, In the match, played at Estadio GEBA in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Wanderers beat Porteño 2–1, winning its third Tie Cup trophy (and second consecutive).
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1918 — 1918 Copa de Honor Cousenier
The 1918 Copa de Honor Cousenier was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa de Honor Cousenier, the 13th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Argentine Club Atlético Independiente. The match was held in Parque Pereira stadium in Montevideo, on December 1, 1918.
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1918 — Iceland marks its first Sovereignty Day
Iceland became a sovereign kingdom in personal union with Denmark. The Icelandic flag was raised at Government House in Reykjavík.
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1920 — 1920 British Columbia general election
The 1920 British Columbia general election was the fifteenth general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on October 23, 1920, and held on December 1, 1920. The new legislature met for the first time on February 8, 1921.
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1921 — Chinese and Japanese delegates open talks on Shandong
The Chinese and Japanese delegations began discussions on the Shandong dispute in Washington, D.C. U.S. and British representatives helped convene the talks during the Washington Naval Conference.
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1922 — Puyi holds his wedding in the Forbidden City
Puyi, the former Qing emperor, held an imperial wedding ceremony in Beijing’s Forbidden City. Wanrong became his empress, and Wenxiu entered the household as a consort.
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1924 — 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt
The Attempted coup of 1924 in Estonia (Estonian: 1. detsembri riigipöördekatse), conducted by the Comintern, was a failed coup attempt in Estonia staged by Communists (mostly infiltrated from Soviet Union) on December 1, 1924. Of the 279 actively participating communists, 125 were killed in action, later more than 500 people were arrested. The government forces lost 26 men. During the Soviet occupation of Estonia from 1940 until the era of Perestroika and Glasnost in the Soviet history of the Estonian SSR the communist coup attempt was referred to as Tallinn Uprising of December 1, 1924 against the Yoke of the National Bourgeoisie Government of Estonia and described as an event in the series of World revolution.
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1924 — The Boston Bruins play their first NHL game
On 1 December 1924, the Boston Bruins played their first National Hockey League game at Boston Arena. They defeated the Montreal Maroons 2–1.
This is the team’s first league game, rather than its admission to the NHL a month earlier.
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1925 — December 1925 Bolivian general election
General elections were held in Bolivia on 1 December 1925, electing a new President of the Republic.
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1925 — Locarno Treaties
The Locarno Treaties, known collectively as the Locarno Pact, were seven post–World War I agreements negotiated amongst Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia in late 1925. In the main treaty, the five western European nations pledged to guarantee the inviolability of the borders between Germany and France and Germany and Belgium as defined in the Treaty of Versailles.
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1926 — Ontario general election, 1926
The Ontario general election, 1926 was the 17th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 1, 1926, to elect the 112 Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Howard Ferguson, was re-elected for a second term in government, despite losing a few seats in the Legislative Assembly. The principal issue of the campaign was the government's proposal to repeal the Ontario Temperance Act and replace prohibition with government control of liquor sales.
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1927 — Soong Mei-ling and Chiang Kai-shek marry in Shanghai
Soong Mei-ling and Chiang Kai-shek held their wedding in Shanghai. Photographs of the wedding are preserved by the University of Hong Kong Libraries.
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1928 — 1928 New South Wales local elections
The 1928 New South Wales local elections were held on 1 December 1928 to elect the councils of the local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales, Australia. This was the first set of local elections held since the Lang Government's passing of universal adult suffrage in local government elections. Prior to this, only real estate owners were able to vote in the election for an LGA.
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1928 — Results of the 1928 New South Wales local elections
This is a list of local government area results for the 1928 New South Wales local elections.
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1930 — Deadly smog settles in Belgium’s Meuse Valley
Thick fog trapped industrial pollution in the Meuse Valley. Hundreds of people developed respiratory symptoms, and 63 died during the episode.
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1932 — Motueka by-election, 1932
The by-election occurred on 1 December 1932, and was precipitated by the suicide of sitting Independent MP George Black on 17 October 1932. The by-election was contested by Keith Holyoake (Reform Party candidate for the United/Reform Coalition), Paddy Webb (Labour Party), and 80 year old Roderick McKenzie, ex-MP for Motueka (1896–1914) standing as Independent Liberal-Labour.
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1934 — Results of the 1934 New South Wales local elections
These are the results of the 1934 New South Wales local elections which were held across the state on Saturday 1 December 1934.
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1934 — Sergei Kirov is shot and killed in Leningrad
On December 1, 1934, Soviet party leader Sergei Kirov was shot and killed at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg.
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1939 — Cajander III cabinet
Aimo Cajander's third cabinet was the 22nd government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from March 12, 1937 to December 1, 1939. It was a majority government.
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1940 — 1940 Tschammerpokal final
The 1940 Tschammerpokal final decided the winner of the 1940 Tschammerpokal, the 6th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 December 1940 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Dresdner SC won the match 2–1 against 1. FC Nürnberg after extra time, to claim their 1st cup title.
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1941 — Battle of Point 175
The Battle of Point 175 was a military engagement of the Western Desert Campaign that took place during Operation Crusader from 29 November to 1 December 1941, during the Second World War. Point 175 is a small rise just south of the Trigh Capuzzo, a desert track east of Sidi Rezegh and south of Zaafran. The point was held by Division z.b.V. Afrika (later the 90th Light Afrika Division).
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1942 — 1942 Copa Adrián Escobar final
The 1942 Copa Adrián C. Escober Final was the final that decided the winner of the 3rd edition of the Copa Adrián C. Escobar, an Argentine domestic cup organised by the Argentine Football Association. The match was contested by the two teams that had played in the previous final, River Plate and Huracán. The final was held in River Plate Stadium on December 1, 1942.
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1943 — Bernhardt Line
The Bernhardt Line, or Reinhard or Bernhard Line, was a German Army defensive line in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. Having reached the Bernhardt Line at the start of December 1943, it took until mid-January 1944 for the US Fifth Army to fight its way to the next line of defences, the Gustav Line.
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1946 — December 1946 Bavarian state election
The December 1946 Bavarian state election was held on 1 December 1946 to elect the members of the First Bavarian Landtag. The election came after the dissolution of the Bavarian Constituent Assembly after the passing of the Constitution, which stipulated that a democratically elected Landtag would elect the Minister-President. It saw Bavaria's first democratically chosen Minister-President since Heinrich Held.
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1946 — December 1946 Hessian state election
The December 1946 Hessian state election was held on 1 December 1946 to elect the 1st Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was an all-party coalition led by Minister-President Karl Geiler. Compared to the elections for the Constituent Assembly held at the end of June, both the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declined, while the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) particularly improved.
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1948 — The People's Bank of China is established in Shijiazhuang
On 1 December 1948, the People's Bank of China was established in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, through the merger of the Huabei Bank, Beihai Bank and Xibei Farmers Bank. It began issuing renminbi on the same day.
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1950 — People’s Publishing House is re-established in Beijing
On 1 December 1950, People’s Publishing House was re-established in Beijing. An earlier publishing house of the same name had been founded in Shanghai in 1921.
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1951 — Battle of Sunchon (air)
The Battle of Sunchon was an air battle fought near the city of Sunchon, North Korea on 1 December 1951, during the Korean War. Up to 14 Gloster Meteor jets of the RAAF's 77 Squadron were attacked by at least 20 MiG-15s of the Soviet Union's 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (176 GIAP). The MiGs carried Chinese air force markings, as the USSR was not officially a combatant in the Korean War. Its experience in the battle led to 77 Squadron's being redeployed to ground attack duties. 77 Squadron was engaged in an offensive sweep, at 19,000 feet (5,800 metres) when the action commenced, at about 0900 hours.
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1951 — 1951 Singapore City Council election
Elections to Singapore City Council were held for the first time on 1 December 1951 to elect six of the council's 18 elected members.
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1952 — Toronto municipal election, 1952
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1952. Incumbent mayor Allan Lamport easily won against former alderman Nathan Phillips. There were two referendum questions on the ballot. One called for municipal terms in the city to be extended from one year to two. This measure was rejected, but was later passed in the 1955 election. The second measure was to approve funds for the construction of the Regent Park housing project, which was passed by a slim margin.
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1952 — Operation Bretagne
Operation Bretagne was a French Union military operation between 1 December 1952 and 4 January 1953, during the First Indochina War. Four Mobile Groups (Groupes Mobiles, GM) and General de Berchoux's two Amphibian Sub-Groups hunted and engaged the 9th Regiment (304th Division) and the 48th Regiment (320th Division) of the Viet Minh, who were threatening the bishopric of Bui Chu, in Nam Định province.
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1958 — Our Lady of the Angels School fire
On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, shortly before classes were to be dismissed for the day. The fire originated in the basement of the school near the foot of a stairway. The elementary school was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and had an enrollment of approximately 1600 students. A total of 92 pupils and 3 nuns ultimately died when smoke, heat, fire, and toxic gasses cut off their normal means of escape through corridors and stairways.
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1958 — Toronto municipal election, 1958
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1958. Four year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips won reelection against Controllers Ford Brand and Joseph Cornish.
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1958 — The Central African Republic is proclaimed
The Central African Republic was proclaimed on 1 December 1958 in the territory then known as Ubangi-Shari. Independence from France followed on 13 August 1960.
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1959 — Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. It was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, designating the continent as a scientific preserve, establishing freedom of scientific investigation, and banning military activity; for the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude. Since September 2004, the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, which implements the treaty system, is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The main treaty was opened for signature on 1 December 1959, and officially entered into force on 23 June 1961.
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1963 — Senegalese general election, 1963
General elections were held in Senegal on 1 December 1963. It was the first time the President had been directly elected. However, incumbent Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. The UPS also won all 80 seats in the National Assembly with 94.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was around 86% for the presidential election and 90% for the Assembly election.
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1963 — Venezuelan general election, 1963
General elections were held in Venezuela on 1 December 1963. The presidential elections were won by Raúl Leoni of Democratic Action, who received 32.8% of the vote, whilst his party won 66 of the 179 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 of the 47 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 92.3% in the presidential election and 90.8% in the Congressional elections.
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1963 — Nagaland is inaugurated as India's 16th state
Nagaland was formally inaugurated as the 16th state of India. The new state brought the Naga Hills and Tuensang areas together under a state government.
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1968 — Venezuelan general election, 1968
General elections were held in Venezuela on 1 December 1968. The presidential election was won by Rafael Caldera of Copei, who received 29.1% of the vote. Acción Democrática ("Democratic Action" - AD) remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 96.7% in the presidential election and 94.5% in the Congressional elections.
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1968 — Operation Speedy Express
Operation Speedy Express was a controversial military operation conducted by the United States Army's 9th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War in the Mekong Delta provinces of Kiến Hòa and Vĩnh Bình from December 1968 to May 1969. The operation, led by Major-General Julian Ewell, was part of counterinsurgency operations by the United States Armed Forces which targeted the Viet Cong (VC).
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1969 — Toronto municipal election, 1969
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1969. Across Metro Toronto there were few surprising results, and city of Toronto incumbent mayor William Dennison was easily re-elected. The one dramatic exception to this was on Toronto city council, where a number of long-standing members lost to young new arrivals who shared a common vision of opposition to the megaprojects that had transformed Toronto throughout the post-war period. While the reform movement candidate for mayor lost, it gained a strong presence on city council. The 1970s reform faction dominated Toronto politics for the next decade.
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1969 — The United States holds a draft lottery for 1970
The Selective Service System held a drawing in Washington, D.C. Randomly drawn birth dates determined the order in which eligible registrants could be called up in 1970.
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1971 — Croatian Spring
The Croatian Spring (Croatian: Hrvatsko proljeće), or Maspok, was a political conflict that took place from 1967 to 1971 in the Socialist Republic of Croatia, at the time part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As one of six republics comprising Yugoslavia at the time, Croatia was ruled by the League of Communists of Croatia (SKH), nominally independent from the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ), led by President Josip Broz Tito.
Even though the purges took place only in the period after the 1 December 1971 Karađorđevo meeting, this date is usually thought of as the end of the Croatian Spring in commemorations of the events.
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1972 — Bahraini Constituent Assembly election, 1972
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bahrain on 1 December 1972. All candidates ran as independents. A total of 15,385 votes were cast (although not all constituencies were contested), giving a turnout of 88.5%. However, only 12.5% of the population were registered voters at the time. The constituent assembly was charged with drafting and ratifying a constitution, following Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971. The law drawn up by the government restricted the electorate to male citizens aged twenty years or over. The assembly consisted of twenty-two delegates who were elected by the public, along with eight delegates appointed by the Amir, and the twelve members of the royally-appointed Council of Ministers in their ex-officio capacity.
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1973 — Papua New Guinea becomes self-governing
Papua New Guinea took on internal self-government while it was still administered by Australia. It became fully independent in September 1975.
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1974 — Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231 was a Northwest Airlines charter flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, to Buffalo International Airport, Buffalo, New York, where it was to pick up the Baltimore Colts professional football team. On December 1, 1974, the Boeing 727 serving the flight crashed in Harriman State Park near Stony Point, New York, just north of the New York City area.
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1974 — TWA Flight 514
Trans World Airlines Flight 514 was a domestic scheduled flight of Trans World Airlines from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, to Washington National Airport. On December 1, 1974, the Boeing 727-231 serving the flight was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport but crashed into Mount Weather, Virginia. All 92 occupants aboard, 85 passengers and 7 crew members, died.
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1981 — Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 was a charter flight, operated with a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, which brought Yugoslavian tourists to Corsica. On 1 December 1981, on its final approach, the plane crashed into Mont San Petru; all of the 180 passengers and crew died. The crash is the first, and the deadliest, major aviation accident involving an MD-80 model aircraft.
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1984 — Australian federal election, 1984
Federal elections were held in Australia on 1 December 1984. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives (24 of them newly created), and 46 of 76 seats in the Senate (12 of them newly created), were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke, defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Andrew Peacock with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Ian Sinclair. The election was held in conjunction with two referendum questions, neither of which was carried.
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1984 — 1984 Australian Senate election
The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1984 federal election. Seven Senators were elected in each state in this election, plus two in each Territory. Following this election, the Senate was composed of 29 coalition (27 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 34 Labor, one Nuclear Disarmament Party, four non-coalition National, seven Democrats, and one Independent.
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1984 — Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Tasmania
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Tasmania.
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1984 — Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Western Australia
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Western Australia.
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1984 — Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in New South Wales
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of New South Wales.
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1984 — Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in South Australia
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of South Australia.
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1984 — Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Queensland
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Queensland.
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1984 — Results of the 1984 Australian federal election in Victoria
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1984 federal election in the state of Victoria.
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1984 — Controlled Impact Demonstration
The Controlled Impact Demonstration (or colloquially the Crash In the Desert) was a joint project between NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that intentionally crashed a remotely controlled Boeing 720 aircraft to acquire data and test new technologies to aid passenger and crew survival. The crash required more than four years of preparation by NASA Ames Research Center, Langley Research Center, Dryden Flight Research Center, the FAA, and General Electric.
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1984 — Australia’s territories vote in the 1984 federal election
On December 1, 1984, voters in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory took part in Australia’s federal election, alongside voters in the states.
This is the polling date; the results were counted and finalized separately.
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1988 — World AIDS Day is observed for the first time
The first World AIDS Day was observed on 1 December 1988. Initiated through the World Health Organization’s Global Programme on AIDS, it aimed to raise awareness, show solidarity with people living with HIV and commemorate those who had died from AIDS-related illnesses.
This is the first observance, rather than a claim that all UN member states issued a legal proclamation that day.
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1988 — Bougainville conflict
The Bougainville conflict, also known as the Bougainvillean Civil War, the Solomon Civil War or the Civil War of the North Solomons was a multi-layered armed conflict fought from 1988 to 1998 in the North Solomons Province of Papua New Guinea between the governments of Papua New Guinea, Australia and Indonesia and the secessionist forces of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), the rest of the Solomon Islands and allegedly Fiji, and between the BRA and other armed groups on Bougainville.
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1989 — 1989 Philippine coup attempt
The most serious coup d'etat against the government of Philippine President Corazon Aquino was staged beginning December 1, 1989 by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines belonging to the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and soldiers loyal to former President Ferdinand Marcos. Metro Manila was shaken by this Christmas coup, and they almost seized the presidential palace. It was completely defeated by the Philippine government by December 9, 1989. The coup was led by Colonel Gregorio Honasan, General Edgardo Abenina, and retired General Jose Ma. Zumel, and staged by an alliance of the RAM, led by Honasan, and troops loyal to Marcos, led by Zumel.
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1989 — Juicio Final (1989)
Juicio Final (1989) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1989) was a professional wrestling supercard show produced by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), which took place on December 1 and December 8, 1989 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The shows served as the year-end finale for EMLL before Arena México, EMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde .
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1990 — Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in territories
This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1990 federal election for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
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1990 — British and French Channel Tunnel crews break through in the service tunnel
On December 1, 1990, British and French construction crews met beneath the English Channel when their service tunnel broke through. The meeting point lay 22.3 km from the United Kingdom and 15.6 km from France. The two railway tunnels were joined in 1991, and the completed Channel Tunnel opened in 1994.
The December 1 breakthrough was in the service tunnel; the railway tunnels connected the following year.
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1991 — Ukrainian presidential election, 1991
A presidential election was held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991. They were the first direct presidential elections in the country's history, the first completely free national elections of any sort since 1918, and only the second free elections in the country's history. Leonid Kravchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and de facto acting president, was elected with 61.6% of the vote. An independence referendum took place on the same day, with 91 percent voting to secede from the Soviet Union. All six presidential candidates supported independence and campaigned for a "yes" vote in the referendum.
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1991 — 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum
A referendum on the Act of Declaration of Independence was held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991. An overwhelming majority of 92% of voters approved the declaration of independence made by the Verkhovna Rada on 24 August 1991. The public vote was held in response to the failed August coup and the New Union Treaty not being signed. Voters were asked "Do you confirm the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?" The text of the Declaration was included as a preamble to the question. The referendum was called by the Parliament of Ukraine to confirm the Act of Independence, which was adopted by the Parliament on 24 August 1991.
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1991 — 1991 Kazakh presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan for the first time on 1 December 1991. Nursultan Nazarbayev was elected with 99% of the vote, based on a turnout of 88%.
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1991 — 1991 Transnistrian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria on 1 December, 1991. These were the first such elections in the newly founded Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, won by Igor Smirnov, one of the country's founders. Smirnov faced two opponents: Grigore Mărăcuţă and Grigoriy Blagodarniy. Mărăcuţă would become an ally of Smirnov and was speaker of the Supreme Council until 2005.
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1991 — Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority takes over public hospitals
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority took over management of 38 public hospitals from government and other operators, bringing their services under a single organization.
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1993 — 1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
The 1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held to determine the leadership of the New Zealand Labour Party. The leadership was won by Mount Albert MP Helen Clark, who had been Deputy Leader of the party since 1989.
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1994 — 1994 Intercontinental Cup
The 1994 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1994, between Milan, winners of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo. It was Milan's sixth appearance into the competition, after the victories in 1969, 1989, 1990 and the defeats in 1963 and 1993, whereas it was Vélez Sársfield's first appearance.
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1994 — 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in December 1994 in 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 216 seats. The Indian National Congress won only 26 seats. NTR was sworn his 3rd term as Chief Minister of the state.
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1995 — Juicio Final (1995)
Juicio Final (1995) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1995) was the name used for two major professional wrestling shows, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The shows took place on December 1 and December 15, 1995 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The shows served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde .
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1995 — The first Dhaka International Trade Fair opens
The inaugural Dhaka International Trade Fair opened as a month-long showcase for export goods made in Bangladesh.
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1996 — 1996 Moldovan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 17 November 1996, with a second round on 1 December. Whilst incumbent President Mircea Snegur received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated in the second by Petru Lucinschi. It was the first contested presidential election in Moldovan history, the first Moldovan presidential election in which an incumbent lost re-election, and the last direct presidential election until 2016.
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1997 — 1997 Heath High School shooting
The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, on December 1, 1997, when 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on a group of students, killing three and injuring six.
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1998 — Syrian parliamentary election, 1998
Parliamentary elections for the People's Council of Syria, the unicameral parliament of Syria were held between 30 November and 1 December 1998. The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 82.2%.
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1998 — 1998 Intercontinental Cup
The 1998 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1998 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, and Vasco da Gama, winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, in front of 51,514 fans. Real Madrid forward Raúl was named as man of the match.
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1998 — Exxon and Mobil announce a merger agreement
Exxon and Mobil announced that they had signed a definitive agreement to merge. The deal required regulatory clearance and closed in November 1999.
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1999 — Namibian general election, 1999
General elections were held in Namibia on 30 November and 1 December 1999 to elect a president and the National Assembly. Both votes were won by SWAPO, whose candidate, Sam Nujoma, was re-elected with over 76% of the vote.
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1999 — Researchers announce the first human chromosome sequence
Human Genome Project researchers announced their sequence of human chromosome 22. The paper appeared in Nature the following day.
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2000 — Vicente Fox takes office as president of Mexico
Vicente Fox took office as president of Mexico on 1 December 2000, succeeding Ernesto Zedillo after winning the presidential election earlier that year.
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2001 — 2001 Taiwanese legislative election
The 2001 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 1 December 2001. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportional representation based on the nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected by popular vote among the Taiwanese aboriginal populations.
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2001 — United Russia is formed through a party merger
United Russia was formed on 1 December 2001 through a merger of Unity and the parties of the Fatherland–All Russia bloc. Our Home–Russia joined later.
The predecessor organizations existed before this merger.
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2001 — Houston holds its 2001 mayoral runoff
Houston held a mayoral runoff on 1 December 2001. Incumbent Lee P. Brown defeated Orlando Sanchez after the first round on 6 November.
This records the runoff, not the first round of voting.
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2001 — Trans World Airlines operates its final flights
Trans World Airlines ended flights under its own name after American Airlines took it over. Its ceremonial farewell flight went from Kansas City to St. Louis, while the final service linked St. Louis and Las Vegas.
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2002 — Costa Rican municipal elections, 2002
Municipal and local elections were held for the first time in Costa Rica on December 1, 2002. This was the first time citizens of the 81 cantons were able to directly choose their mayors as previously the municipal executive was appointed by the city council. A syndic and 4 District Councilors were also elected for each canton’s district as 8 intendants for especial districts with administrative autonomy. Then ruling Social Christian Unity Party had its best results in history on a local election gaining most of the mayors and councilors; 48 mayors and 785 syndics and councilors.
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2002 — Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, 2002
The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 1 December 2002 for the leadership including chairman, two vice-chairman posts and 27 members of the 5th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. Incumbent vice-chairman was elected as chairman uncontestedly, succeeding founding chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming.
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2002 — 2002 San José, Costa Rica, mayoral election
The mayoral election of San José of 2002 were the first democratic elections of the modern era to choose the newly created figure of Mayor and two deputy mayors (following the reform to the Municipal Code made in 1998), of the municipality of San José, capital of Costa Rica as with other municipalities. Syndics and District Councilmen were also elected for each of the canton's districts.
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2002 — 2002 Slovenian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Slovenia in 2002. The first round was held on 10 November, with a run-off held on 1 December after no candidate passed the 50% threshold in the first round. The result was a victory for Janez Drnovšek, who won 56.6% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 72.04% in the first round and 65.24% in the second.
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2003 — Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2003
The Delhi state assembly elections 2003 were elections for the Legislative Assembly of Delhi held on 1 December 2003 with the results declared on 4 December. The Indian National Congress retained control of the Legislative Assembly. Of the 70 elected legislators 63 were men and 7 women.
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2003 — 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in December 2003, electing the 90 members of the first Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. 2003 elections were the first election in Chhattisgarh after its formation from Madhya Pradesh. The results of the election were announced in early December. Incumbent Chief Minister Ajit Jogi lost the election, while Bharatiya Janata Party won the elections. Raman Singh was sworn in as chief minister.
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2003 — 2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Rajasthan in 2003. The incumbent ruling party INC lost to the BJP.
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2005 — Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug merge into Perm Krai
The administrative merger took effect, creating Perm Krai as a federal subject of Russia.
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2006 — Opening of 2006 Asian Games
The 2006 Asian Games (Arabic: دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2006, romanized: Dawrat al-ʼAl‘ab al-Asīawīah 2006), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (Arabic: دورة الألعاب الآسيوية الخامسة عشرة, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (Arabic: الدوحة 2006), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the games.
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2009 — 2009 Welsh Labour leadership election
The 2009 Welsh Labour leadership election was held following the resignation of Rhodri Morgan, who stepped down after nine years as First Minister of Wales. Morgan had made clear his intent to resign in 2009 as far back as 2005. As Morgan had been elected unopposed in 2000, this was the first contested election for the Welsh Labour leadership for more than a decade. The contest concluded on 1 December 2009 and was won on the first round by Carwyn Jones who won in all three sections of the ballot.
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2009 — 2009 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
A leadership spill was held on 1 December 2009 to elect the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Tony Abbott was elected, defeating incumbent leader Malcolm Turnbull and Joe Hockey. Abbott thus replaced Turnbull as leader of the Opposition, and would lead the party to the 2010 federal election. The spill was the culmination of a dispute within the Liberal Party over its response to the Rudd government's proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS).
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2009 — Treaty of Lisbon
The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is a European agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed by all EU member states on 13 December 2007, entered into force on 1 December 2009.
The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force in the European Union.
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2009 — Atlanta holds its 2009 mayoral runoff
Atlanta held a mayoral runoff on 1 December 2009. Kasim Reed defeated Mary Norwood, who had led the first round on 3 November without winning a majority.
This is the mayoral runoff; the first-round municipal election covered other offices too.
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2011 — Almaty opens its first metro line
Almaty opened the first section of its metro, giving Kazakhstan its first underground railway.
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2012 — MLS Cup 2012
MLS Cup 2012, the 17th edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was a rematch between the Houston Dynamo and the Los Angeles Galaxy to decide the champion of the 2012 season. The soccer match was played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on December 1, 2012. Los Angeles defeated Houston 3–1 giving the Galaxy their second-straight league title and their record-tying fourth overall.
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2012 — Wan Kuok-koi is released from prison in Macau
Wan Kuok-koi, a former leader of Macau’s 14K triad known as Broken Tooth, left prison in Macau after serving nearly 14 years.
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2013 — Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, 2013
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections, 2013 was held in Indian state of Rajasthan on 1 December 2013. Results were announced on 8 December. The incumbent ruling party Indian National Congress, led by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, lost the elections to Vasundhara Raje Scindia-led BJP, who was being touted as the next incumbent.
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2013 — Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013)
The October–December 2013 Aleppo offensive or Operation Northern Storm was a campaign during the Syrian civil war launched by the Syrian army in the Aleppo Governorate to reopen a key supply route linking central Syria to the largest city, Aleppo. The offensive began when the Syrian Army attacked the strategic town of Khanasir.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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2015 — 2015 Savannah mayoral election
The 2015 Savannah mayoral election took place on November 5 and December 1, 2015. It saw the election of Eddie DeLoach, who unseated incumbent mayor Edna Jackson. This was the first time in over 20 years that an incumbent mayor of Savannah lost reelection. Eddie DeLoach became the first person elected mayor of Savannah to identify as a Republican since Susan Weiner was in 1991.
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2016 — 2016 Gambian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a military coup in 1994, and the first transfer of power by popular election since independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
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2016 — 2016 Richmond Park by-election
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Richmond Park was held on 1 December 2016. It was triggered by the resignation of incumbent Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Zac Goldsmith, who stood down to re-contest his seat as an independent over the Conservative government's proposal for a third runway at the nearby Heathrow Airport.
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2017 — La Copa Junior VIP (2017)
La Copa Junior VIP (2017) (Spanish for "The New Values Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament took place on December 1, 2017, in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third, or fourth-generation wrestlers competing against each other.
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2017 — 2017 Rojava regional elections
The first Rojava regional elections were held on 1 December 2017. Local councils for the Jazira Region, Euphrates Region and Afrin Region were elected as well as for the subordinate cantons, areas and districts of the regions of Rojava. This followed the communal elections that were held on 22 September and was to be followed by a federal parliamentary election of the Syrian Democratic Council, the region's highest governing body, initially scheduled for January 2018, but was later indefinitely postponed.
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2018 — 2018 Alderney general election
The 2018 Alderney general election was held on 1 December 2018 to elect 5 members of the States of Alderney who will serve until 2022.
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2019 — 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final
The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final was a beach soccer match which took place on 1 December 2019 at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium in Luque, Paraguay, to determine the winners of the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It was the final and hence the last match of the 10th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, a biennial competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
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2019 — PALL 1st Anniversary Show
The PALL 1st Anniversary Show ("Primer Aniversario de PALL" in Spanish) is a scheduled professional wrestling supercard event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) alongside its partners in the "Promotores Asociados de Lucha Libre" ("Associated promotions of professional wrestling") group to celebrate the anniversary of the group. The show took place on December 1, 2019 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico.
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2019 — Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women
The women's association football match between Arsenal Women and Bristol City Women was played at Arsenal's home venue, Meadow Park, Borehamwood, on 1 December 2019. It was part of the 2019–20 Football Association Women's Super League (FA WSL) and finished in an 11–1 victory for the home team. It became the highest-scoring game in the league's history, surpassing Liverpool's 9–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2013.
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2019 — Starrcade (2019)
The 2019 Starrcade was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was WWE's third annual Starrcade and the 21st and final overall. The event took place on December 1, 2019, at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia with a portion of it airing as a one-hour WWE Network special.
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2020 — 2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
The 2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election was conducted on 1 December 2020 to elect members to all 150 wards of the municipal corporation. The BJP made significant inroads into the GHMC winning 48 seats, much at the loss of the TRS which lost its majority. After the results were declared, the TRS formed the government with outside support from the AIMIM.
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2020 — The Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope collapses
The suspended instrument platform fell onto the telescope’s dish after a series of cable failures. The collapse ended 57 years of service for the instrument.
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2021 — 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes
The 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes took place between the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces and the Iranian Border Guard Command along checkpoints on the Afghanistan–Iran border. The clashes occurred on the 1st of December, the cross-border fighting saw troops of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan capture several checkpoints on the Iranian side of the international border.
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2021 — TDF–OLA joint offensive
The TDF–OLA joint offensive was a rebel offensive in the Tigray War and the OLA insurgency starting in late October 2021 launched by a joint rebel coalition of the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) against the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and government. The TDF and OLA took control of several towns south of the Amhara Region in the direction of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in late October and early November.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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2021 — Tula prison break
On 1 December 2021, a gang of armed men broke into a prison in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo state, Mexico.
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2022 — 2022 City of Chester by-election
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of City of Chester was held on 1 December 2022 following the resignation of incumbent Labour Party MP Chris Matheson. It was won by Samantha Dixon, also of Labour. The 14-point swing was Labour's best-ever result in the seat, and the worst result for the Conservative Party in Chester since 1837 (as its precursor, the Tories).
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2023 — Siege of Khan Yunis
The battle of Khan Yunis, which evolved into the siege of Khan Yunis in late January 2024, began on 1 December 2023 in the midst of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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2024 — 2024 Romanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 1 December 2024. No party won a majority in the election, which saw the incumbent National Coalition for Romania (CNR), led by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the National Liberal Party (PNL), lose their majority in both chambers of parliament alongside significant gains by far-right parties such as the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), S.O.S. Romania (SOS), and the Party of Young People (POT).
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2024 — DEFY x Progress Onslaught
DEFY x Progress Onslaught was a two-night professional wrestling event co-promoted by Progress Wrestling and DEFY Wrestling. It took place on November 29 and December 1, 2024, at the Roulette Intermedium (in Brooklyn) and at Thalia Hall (in Chicago). Both nights of the event were streamed live on Triller TV. The card comprised a total of 15 matches, with eight on the first night and seven on the second.
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