December 8 historical events
395 — Battle of Canhe Slope
The Battle of Canhe Slope, alternatively the Battle of Canhebei (Chinese: 參合陂之戰), was a battle in the history of China in 395 where the Xianbei-led Later Yan dynasty, then ruling over northern and central China, had launched a punitive campaign against its former vassal, the Northern Wei dynasty, also of Xianbei extraction.
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877 — Louis the Stammerer is crowned king at Compiègne
Hincmar, archbishop of Reims, crowned Louis the Stammerer king of the West Franks at Compiègne. It was his first coronation after the death of his father, Charles the Bald.
December 8 follows the Julian-calendar chronology of the medieval sources.
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964 — Song conquest of Later Shu
The Song conquest of the Later Shu was a war between the Northern Song dynasty and its southwestern neighbor, the Later Shu dynasty from 964 to 965. Despite natural barriers, the Later Shu defense proved extremely incompetent, and the Later Shu emperor Meng Chang surrendered within 70 days of the Northern Song invasion.
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1432 — Battle of Ashmyany
The Battle of Ashmyany or Ašmena (Lithuanian: Ašmenos mūšis) was fought on 8 December 1432 at Ashmyany between the armies of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis, two pretenders to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438).
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1504 — Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah wrote his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law for forcibly converted Muslims in Spain
The Oran fatwa was a responsum fatwa, or an Islamic legal opinion, issued in 1502 to address the crisis that occurred when Muslims in the Crown of Castile, in present-day Spain, were forced to convert to Christianity in 1500–1502. It was authored by a maliki mufti Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah, an Algerian scholar of Islamic law of the Maliki school; the term "Oran fatwa" was applied by modern scholars, due to the word "Al-Wahrani" ("of Oran") that appears in the text as part of the author's name.
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1757 — Battle of Bloody Creek (1757)
The Battle of Bloody Creek was fought December 8, 1757, during the French and Indian War. An Acadian and Mi'kmaq militia defeated a detachment of British soldiers at Bloody Creek (formerly René Forêt River), which empties into the Annapolis River at present day Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia. The battle occurred at the same site as a battle in 1711 during Queen Anne's War.
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1802 — 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1802, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Clarendon District James Burchill Richardson defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Richard Winn, as well as Federalist candidate, former Governor of South Carolina and 1796 presidential election Vice Presidential nominee Thomas Pinckney and Democratic-Republican candidate John Gaillard, after receiving a majority of votes in a General Assembly secret ballot vote.
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1808 — 1808 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1808 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1808, in order to elect the governor of South Carolina. Former Democratic-Republican governor John Drayton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1810 — 1810 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1810 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1810, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Henry Middleton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Joseph Alston.
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1816 — Artiguist forces defeat a Luso-Brazilian force at Sauce
On December 8, 1816, forces led by the Artiguist commander Pedro Gutiérrez attacked a Luso-Brazilian force commanded by Pinto de Araújo Correia at Sauce, in present-day Uruguay. The surprise attack forced the Luso-Brazilian troops to retreat during the Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental.
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1817 — 1817 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1817 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1817, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Federalist governor Charles Carnan Ridgely was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Democratic-Republican governor Robert Bowie, fellow former Democratic-Republican governor Edward Lloyd and former Federalist United States senator Charles Carroll.
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1818 — 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1818 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1818, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate John Geddes was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from South Carolina John Taylor.
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1823 — 1823 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1823 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1823, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Samuel Stevens Jr. was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Federalist governor Charles Goldsborough.
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1825 — 1825 Missouri gubernatorial special election
The 1825 Missouri gubernatorial special election was held on December 8, 1825, to determine who would fill the remainder of the term of Frederick Bates who had died on August 4, 1825. Governor Abraham J. Williams (who succeeded Bates) did not stand for election and John Miller was elected over William Carr, David Todd, and Missouri Attorney General Rufus Easton.
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1832 — 1832 Newfoundland general election
The 1832 Newfoundland general election was held from October 31 to December 8, 1832 to elect the members of the 1st General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was the first democratic election held in the Newfoundland Colony. Democracy came to Newfoundland after several years of agitation against the British Parliament.
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1834 — 1834 Boston mayoral election
The 1834 Boston mayoral election saw the election of incumbent Theodore Lyman II. It was held on December 8, 1834. Incumbent mayor Lyman was a Democrat. Both the Democrats and the Whigs nominated Lyman, leaving him formally unopposed. He was also supported by other tickets such as the "Grocer's Ticket". The decision for the Whigs not to put forth their own candidate came despite their dominance in the city's other municipal races in coinciding election.
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1842 — 1842 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1842 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1842, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and former member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district James H. Hammond was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Robert Francis Withers Allston.
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1845 — December 1845 Boston mayoral election
The December 1845 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Josiah Quincy Jr. It was held on December 8, 1845.
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1846 — 1846 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1846 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1846, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and incumbent Chancellor of the South Carolina Court of Appeals David Johnson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
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1847 — Siege of La Paz
The siege of La Paz was a Mexican siege of their city of La Paz in Baja California Sur. Mexican militia forces attempted to destroy the United States Army garrison, occupying the peninsular town. The siege occurred over twelve days in November and December 1847, at the end of the Mexican–American War.
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1851 — Battle of Loncomilla
The Battle of Loncomilla was the decisive battle of the 1851 Chilean Revolution between conservative government and liberal rebel forces on 8 December 1851. The conservative victory in the battle essentially crushed the revolution. The rebel army of José María de la Cruz's was aided by Mapuche chief Mañil who participated in battle with his warriors. After defeat at Loncomilla Mañil returned south.
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1851 — 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1851 to elect the governor of Virginia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, instead of being selected by the state legislature. The change was brought about by the adoption of the Virginia Constitution of 1851.
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1854 — Apostolic constitution
An apostolic constitution (Latin: constitutio apostolica) is the most solemn form of legislation issued by the Pope. It is one of several types of papal bull that can be issued from the Vatican. This high-level document normally deals with matters related to the governance and structure of the Church such as confirming laws, regulations, or institutions within the Church.
In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
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1856 — 1856 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1856 saw the reelection of Alexander H. Rice. It was held on December 8, 1856. Rice was running on the "Citizen's" slate, which performed very well in the coinciding City Council elections as well. His opponent, Jonathan Preston, was the nominee of the "American Party" (Know Nothings) and the Republican Party.
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1862 — 1862 Boston mayoral election
The 1862 Boston mayoral election was held on December 8, and saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. be returned to the mayoralty for a fourth non-consecutive term, unseating incumbent mayor Joseph Wightman. Lincoln was nominated on the Republican and Citizens' ticket, while Wightman was nominated on the Democratic and People's ticket.
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1863 — Iglesia de la Compañía Fire
The Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús Fire (8 December 1863) was a mass casualty event in Santiago, Chile. It is the deadliest fire known to have occurred in the city, one of the deadliest single-building fires in world history and one of the deadliest-ever fires within a religious site. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people died, most of whom were women.
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1874 — 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election
The 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election was held between 8 December 1874 and 12 January 1875. This election was for all of the 72 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 52 single-member constituencies, six 2-member constituencies and two 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system.
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1886 — Establishment of American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was elected the full-time president at its founding convention and was re-elected every year except one until his death in 1924.
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1901 — Pacification of Samar
The Pacification of Samar was a counterinsurgency operation initiated by General Adna Chaffee during the Philippine-American War, following the Balangiga massacre. General hostilities had largely ceased following the capture of Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the insurgent Philippine Republic, and his publication of a manifesto on April 10, 1901 acknowledging and accepting U.S. sovereignty throughout the Philippines.
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1902 — 1902 Calgary municipal election
The 1902 Calgary municipal election took place on December 8, 1902 to elect a Mayor and nine Aldermen to sit on the nineteenth Calgary City Council from January 5, 1903 to January 5, 1904.
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1907 — King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne
Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden, dying at the age of 92.
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1912 — German Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912
The German Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912 was an informal conference of some of the highest military leaders of the German Empire. Meeting at the Stadtschloss in Berlin, they discussed and debated the tense military and diplomatic situation in Europe at the time. As a result of the Russian Great Military Program announced in November, Austria-Hungary's concerns about Serbian successes in the First Balkan War, and certain British communications, the possibility of war was a prime topic of the meeting.
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1912 — 1912 Copa de Honor Cousenier
The 1912 Copa de Honor Cousenier was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa de Honor Cousenier, the 8th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Uruguayan side River Plate and Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda. The match was held in the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, on December 8, 1912.
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1913 — 1913 Calgary municipal election
The 1913 Calgary municipal election took place on December 8, 1913 to elect a Mayor and twelve Aldermen to sit on the twenty-ninth Calgary City Council from January 2, 1914 to January 2, 1915. Additionally a Commissioner, two trustees for the Public School Board, three trustees for the Separate School Board, two bylaws regarding the term and remuneration of Aldermen and a plebislicte on whether to donate the Mewata Park to the Dominion Government for the site of the Mewata Armouries was included on the ballot.
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1913 — Battle of Esc-Scebb
The Battle of Esc-Scèbb, also known as the Battle of the Esc-Scèbb wells, was fought on 8 December 1913 in the fields north of Esc-Scebb, between the departments of the Regio Esercito, commanded by lieutenant Antonio Giuseppe Miani and the Libyan guerrillas of Mohammed ben Abdallah. The battle can be classified as part of the First phase of the Italian colonization of Libya.
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1913 — Racing Club wins the Copa de Honor Cousenier
Argentina's Racing Club defeated Uruguay's Nacional 3–2 after extra time in Montevideo. Alberto Marcovecchio scored the winning goal in the replay.
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1914 — Battle of the Falkland Islands
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic. The British, after a defeat at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, sent a large force to track down and destroy the victorious German cruiser squadron. Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee—commanding the German squadron of two armoured cruisers, SMS Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the light cruisers SMS Nürnberg (1906), Dresden and Leipzig, and three auxiliaries—attempted to raid the British supply base at Stanley in the Falkland Islands.
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1917 — December 1917 coup d'état
The December 1917 coup d'état (Portuguese: Golpe de Estado de Dezembro de 1917) was a politico-military uprising led by Sidónio Pais, which started in Lisbon, Portugal, with the objective of taking power from the Democratic Party, which had won every election in Portugal since the foundation of the Portuguese First Republic in October 1910.
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1919 — Khopyor–Don Operation
The Khopyor–Don Operation (November 20 – December 8, 1919) was an offensive during the Russian Civil War of the 9th Army of the Southeastern Front of the Red Army, reinforced by the Cavalry Corps of the 10th Army, against the forces of the Don Army, in order to ensure the stability of the left wing of the Southern Front of the Red Army and reach the Don River.
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1922 — The Irish Free State executes four anti-Treaty IRA leaders
On December 8, 1922, the Irish Free State executed four imprisoned anti-Treaty IRA leaders: Liam Mellows, Rory O’Connor, Joe McKelvey and Dick Barrett.
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1930 — Hong Kong sanitary board election, 1930
The 1930 Sanitary Board Election was supposed to be held on 8 December 1930 for the one of the 2 unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong. Only ratepayers who were included in the Special and Common Jury Lists of the years or ratepayers who are exempted from serving on Juries on account of their professional avocations, unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council, or categories of profession were entitled to vote at the election. Dr. Roberto Alexandre de Castro Basto was elected without being contested, replacing the other Portuguese board member José Pedro Braga.
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1933 — Anarchist insurrection of December 1933
The anarchist insurrection of December 1933 was an attempted revolution by Spanish anarchists, in response to the victory of the right-wing in the 1933 Spanish general election. It was the third of a series of anarchist insurrections in Spain, following those in January 1932 and January 1933. The insurrection was centred in Aragon and La Rioja, where revolutionaries took over the regional capitals and a number of small towns, proclaiming libertarian communism and destroying municipal documents.
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1935 — 1935 Tschammerpokal final
The 1935 Tschammerpokal final decided the winner of the 1935 Tschammerpokal, the first season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 8 December 1935 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. 1. FC Nürnberg won the match 2–0 against Schalke 04 to claim the first national cup title.
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1939 — Independiente and San Lorenzo draw in the first Copa Adrián Escobar final
On December 8, 1939, Independiente and San Lorenzo played the final of the first Copa Adrián Escobar at River Plate’s stadium in Buenos Aires. The match ended 0–0, with the teams also tied 1–1 on corner kicks, so a replay was needed to decide the cup.
This records the drawn final on December 8, 1939. The replay was played on August 15, 1940, rather than later on the same day.
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1941 — South-East Asian theatre of World War II
The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was the name given to the campaigns of the Pacific War in Burma, Ceylon, India, Thailand, Indochina, Malaya and Singapore. Objectives for conquering these countries included the seizure of natural resources such as rubber and petroleum from European colonies in the region. Conflict in this theatre began when the Empire of Japan invaded French Indochina in September 1940 and rose to a new level following the Raid on Pearl Harbor, and simultaneous attacks on Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Malaya on 7/8 December 1941.
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1941 — Bombing of Singapore (1941)
The bombing of Singapore was an attack on 8 December 1941 by seventeen G3M Nell bombers of Mihoro Air Group (Mihoro Kaigun Kōkūtai), Imperial Japanese Navy, flying from Thu Dau Mot in southern Indochina. The attack began at around 0430, shortly after Japanese forces landed on Kota Bharu, Malaya. It was the first knowledge the Singapore population had that war had broken out in the Far East.
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1941 — Japanese invasion of Thailand
The Japanese invasion of Thailand occurred on 8 December 1941. It was fought between Thailand and the Empire of Japan. Despite fierce fighting in southern Thailand, the resistance lasted only a matter of hours before ending in a ceasefire.
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1941 — United States declaration of war on Japan
On December 8, 1941, at 12:30 PM ET, the 77th United States Congress declared war (Pub. L. 77–328, 55 Stat. 795) on the Empire of Japan in response to its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent declaration of war the prior day.
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1941 — Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor, forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong around the same time that Japan declared war on Britain.
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1941 — Malayan campaign
The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation (馬来作戦, Maree Sakusen), was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 at the opening of the Pacific War and during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units and the Imperial Japanese Army, with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between British Commonwealth and Royal Thai Police.
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1941 — Battle of Kota Bharu
The Battle of Kota Bharu began just after midnight on 8 December 1941 (local time) before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the first major battle of the Pacific War, and was fought between ground forces of the British Indian Army and the Empire of Japan. Kota Bharu, the capital of Kelantan State on Malaysia's northeast coast, was, in 1941, the Royal Air Force's (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) base of operations in Northern Malaya.
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1941 — Japanese aircraft attack Clark and Iba fields in the Philippines
Japanese aircraft attacked Clark Field and Iba Field on Luzon in the Philippines on 8 December 1941, during World War II.
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1941 — Japanese invasion of Batan Island
The Japanese invasion of Batan Island (Filipino: Paglusob ng mga Hapones sa Isla ng Batan) was the first step in their invasion of the Philippines, an American commonwealth territory. The US had acquired the former Spanish colony half a century earlier, when it defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War. The objective of the invasion was to seize local airstrips that could be used as forward operating bases for fighter aircraft to be utilized in further assaults in the Luzon mainland.
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1941 — Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
The Philippines campaign, also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Filipino: Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific War and World War II. The operation to capture the islands, which was defended by the U.S. and Philippine Armies, was intended to prevent interference with Japan's expansion in Southeast Asia.
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1941 — Philippine resistance against Japan
During the Japanese occupation of the islands in World War II, there was an extensive Philippine resistance movement (Filipino: Kilusan ng Paglaban sa Pilipinas), which opposed the Japanese and their collaborators with active underground and guerrilla activity that increased over the years. Fighting the guerrillas – apart from the Japanese regular forces – were a Japanese-formed Bureau of Constabulary (later taking the name of the old Philippine Constabulary during the Second Republic), the Kempeitai (the Japanese military police), and the Makapili (Filipinos fighting for the Japanese).
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1941 — Battle of Guam (1941)
The Battle of Guam was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II that took place from 8 to 10 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana Islands between Japan and the United States. The American garrison was defeated by Japanese forces on 10 December, which resulted in an occupation until the Second Battle of Guam in 1944.
The Battle of Guam was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II that took place from 8 to 10 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana Islands between Japan and the United States.
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1941 — Japanese authorities close Yenching University in Beijing
Japanese occupation authorities closed Yenching University and took over its Beijing campus. Faculty, alumni and other universities later helped reopen Yenching in Chengdu in December 1942.
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1943 — Battle of Wareo
The Battle of Wareo (27 November – 8 December 1943) was fought by Australian and Japanese forces in New Guinea during the Huon Peninsula campaign of World War II in the later part of 1943. Coming after the capture of Sattelberg by the Allies, the battle took place amidst the Australian advance north towards Sio.
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1947 — Battle of Hatikvah Neighborhood
On the evening of December 8, 1947, about four-hundred irregulars led by Hasan Salama attacked Hatikva a dense, working-class Temani neighborhood, and were repelled by 100 Jewish fighters, including elements of the recently formed Haganah Givati Brigade. The neighborhood's civilian inhabitants, primarily old Yemenite Jews, responded quickly by rushing into the city's theaters and restaurants and raising the alert.
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1951 — 426 Battalion rebellion
The 426 Battalion rebellion (Indonesian: Pemberontakan Batalyon 426), also known as the ex-426 Battalion rebellion, was a conflict that occurred from 8 December 1951 to 9 April 1952 between the Indonesian government and the 426 Battalion which was supported by Darul Islam.
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1952 — Israeli presidential election, 1952
An election to choose the second President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 8 December 1952 following the death of the Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann on 9 November. Between Weizmann's death and the winner of the election, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, taking office on 16 December, Knesset speaker Yosef Sprinzak served as acting president.
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1953 — Eisenhower delivers the Atoms for Peace speech
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York and proposed international cooperation on peaceful uses of atomic energy.
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1962 — 1962–1963 New York City newspaper strike
The 1962–1963 New York City newspaper strike was a strike action within the newspaper industry of New York City which ran from December 8, 1962 until March 31, 1963, lasting for a total of 114 days. Besides protesting low wages, the unions were resisting automation of the printing presses.
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1963 — Pan Am Flight 214
Pan Am Flight 214 was a scheduled flight of Pan American World Airways from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Baltimore, and then to Philadelphia in the United States. On December 8, 1963, while flying from Baltimore to Philadelphia, the Boeing 707 crashed near Elkton, Maryland. All 81 passengers and crew on the plane were killed.
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1967 — Operation Yellowstone (Vietnam War)
Operation Yellowstone was an operation conducted by the 1st and 3rd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division in northeast Tây Ninh Province, lasting from 8 December 1967 to 24 February 1968.
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1967 — Operation Saratoga
Operation Saratoga was a search and destroy operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division that took place in northeastern Hậu Nghĩa, southern Tây Ninh and western Bình Dương Provinces, lasting from 8 December 1967 to 11 March 1968. During this period the Tet Offensive took place and US forces were used for the defense of Saigon.
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1969 — Olympic Airways Flight 954
Olympic Airways Flight 954 was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft that crashed into a mountain near Keratea (approx. coordinates 37°48' N, 23°57' E), Greece, on December 8, 1969. All 85 passengers and 5 crew on board died in the crash.
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1971 — Operation Python
Operation Python, a follow-up to Operation Trident, was the code name of a naval attack launched on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. After the first attack during Operation Trident on the Port of Karachi, Pakistan stepped up aerial surveillance of its coast as the presence of large Indian Navy ships gave the impression that another attack was being planned.
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1972 — Juicio Final (1972)
Juicio Final (1972) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1972) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 8, 1972, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show 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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1972 — United Air Lines Flight 553
United Air Lines Flight 553 was a scheduled domestic flight from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska, via Chicago Midway International Airport. On December 8, 1972, the Boeing 737-200 serving the flight, City of Lincoln registration N9031U, crashed while approaching Midway Airport. The probable cause of the crash was concluded to be the captain's failure to properly manage the flight.
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1974 — Greek republic referendum, 1974
A referendum on retaining the republic was held in Greece on 8 December 1974. After the collapse of the military junta that ruled the country from 1967, the issue of the form of government remained unsolved. The Junta had already staged a plebiscite held on 29 July 1973, which resulted in the establishment of the Republic. However, after the fall of the military regime, the new government, under Constantine Karamanlis, decided to hold another one, as Junta legal acts were considered illegal. Constantine II, the former King, was banned by the new government from returning to Greece to campaign in the referendum, but the Karamanlis government allowed him to make a televised address to the nation.
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1978 — Juicio Final (1978)
Juicio Final (1978) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1978) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 8, 1978, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show 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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1978 — Chile’s first Teletón fundraising broadcast begins
Chile’s first Teletón began at the Teatro Casino Las Vegas in Santiago. Mario Kreutzberger, known as Don Francisco, hosted the broadcast, which raised money for children’s rehabilitation services.
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1979 — 1979 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1979 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1979, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Robert Louis Freeman Sr. defeated fellow Democratic candidate Jim Donelon in the Runoff election.
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1979 — 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1979. Incumbent Governor Edwin Edwards was ineligible to run for a third term, making it the only gubernatorial election in Louisiana between 1972 and 1991 to not feature Edwards as a candidate. In the race to succeed him, Dave Treen narrowly defeated Louis Lambert to become the first Republican governor of Louisiana since the Reconstruction Era.
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1980 — John Lennon is fatally shot in New York City
Musician John Lennon was fatally shot outside his residence at the Dakota in Manhattan, New York City, on 8 December 1980.
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1981 — The Y-10 test aircraft flies to Beijing
China’s Y-10 jet prototype made a test flight to Beijing, where officials and other visitors viewed the aircraft.
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1985 — 1985 Intercontinental Cup
The 1985 Intercontinental Cup was an Association football match played on 8 December 1985, between Juventus, winners of the 1984–85 European Cup, and Argentinos Juniors, winners of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. Recognised as the best edition in the history of the tournament for technical and agonistic level, the match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo. It was Juventus' second appearance into the competition, after replacing Ajax in 1973.
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1985 — The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is established in Dhaka
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was established in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 8 December 1985 with the signing of its charter.
This is the association’s establishment, not the later creation of its secretariat in Kathmandu.
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1987 — Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) was an arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union (and its successor state, the Russian Federation). US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the treaty on 8 December 1987. The US Senate approved the treaty on 27 May 1988, and Reagan and Gorbachev ratified it on 1 June 1988.
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1987 — 1987 San Francisco mayoral election
An election was held on November 3 and December 8, 1987, to elect the 39th mayor of San Francisco. Dianne Feinstein, then the incumbent, had served as mayor since the 1978 assassination of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk and had been elected to full terms in 1979 and 1983, and was thus term-limited.
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1987 — Erez crossing collision precedes the First Intifada
On December 8, 1987, an Israeli truck collided with vans carrying Palestinian workers back to the Gaza Strip at the Erez crossing. Palestinian workers were killed and others injured. The collision fueled anger amid wider grievances; protests erupted in the Jabalya refugee camp and around Gaza's Shifa hospital on December 9, the date commonly given for the start of the First Intifada.
The traffic collision occurred on December 8; the uprising's initial protests are generally dated December 9.
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1988 — 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash
The 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash occurred on December 8, 1988, when a United States Air Force attack jet, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed onto a residential area in the city of Remscheid, West Germany. The aircraft crashed into the upper floor of an apartment complex. In addition to the pilot, five people were killed. Fifty others were injured, including many seriously. According to press reports the plane was engaged in a low-altitude flight exercise. It belonged to a unit from Bentwaters Air Base but at the time of the accident was stationed at Nörvenich Air Base.
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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 — 1990 Auckland City mayoral by-election
The 1990 Auckland City mayoral by-election was held to fill the vacant position of Mayor of Auckland. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
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1991 — Moldovan presidential election, 1991
Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 8 December 1991. Mircea Snegur was the only candidate to contest the elections, and was elected unopposed.
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1991 — 1991 Intercontinental Cup
The 1991 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 8 December 1991 between Red Star Belgrade of SFR Yugoslavia, winners of the 1990–91 European Cup, and Colo-Colo of Chile, winners of the 1991 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 60,000 fans. Vladimir Jugović was named as man of the match.
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1991 — 1991 New Territories West by-election
The 1991 New Territories West by-election was held on 8 December 1991 after the incumbent Legislative Councillor Tai Chin-wah of New Territories West resigned from the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) on 8 October 1991 weeks after the 1991 general election as he was being discovered of his falsified legal qualifications.
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1991 — 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup final
The 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the B&Q Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Hamilton Academical and Ayr United on 8 December 1991 at Fir Park in Motherwell. It was the second final of the Scottish Challenge Cup, and a continuation of the tournament organised the previous season to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.
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1991 — Belovezha Accords
The Agreement on the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (officially), or unofficially the Minsk Agreement and best known as the Belovezha Accords, is the agreement declaring that the Soviet Union (USSR) had effectively ceased to exist and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in its place as an organization created by the same Union Republics.
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1991 — Belarus, Russia and Ukraine sign the Belovezha Accords
On December 8, 1991, the leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine signed the Belovezha Accords in Belarus. The agreement established the Commonwealth of Independent States. A broader agreement involving additional former Soviet republics followed on December 21.
December 8 is the signing of the Belovezha Accords, distinct from later agreements and the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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1993 — Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4
Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. It took place at Hakata Star Lanes in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan on December 8, 1993. The main event featured Prancrase co-founder Masakatsu Funaki fighting against Yoshiki Takahashi. Also appearing on the card were Pancrase veterans Ken Shamrock, and co-founder Minoru Suzuki.
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1993 — Year End Spectacular (1993)
Year End Spectacular (1993) was a major professional wrestling event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The event took place on December 8, 1993 at the Tokyo International Trade Harumi Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first Year End Spectacular event and would set the stage for future major events in FMW to close the month of December.
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1994 — 1994 Karamay fire
The Karamay fire (Chinese: 克拉玛依大火) of 8 December 1994 at the Friendship Theatre in Karamay, Xinjiang, China, was among the most notorious fires in China. Its notoriety derives partly from the disputed allegation that the schoolchildren, who were entertaining visiting officials, were ordered to remain seated when the fire started to allow the visiting officials to walk out first. The fire killed 325, including 288 schoolchildren.
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1997 — 1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 8 December 1997. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college. It was the first ever election for the Hong Kong deputies to the NPC since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997.
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1997 — 1997 New Zealand National Party leadership election
An election for the position of leader of the New Zealand National Party occurred in 1997. Jim Bolger, the incumbent leader and prime minister, ended up losing his position. Transport Minister Jenny Shipley grew increasingly frustrated and disillusioned with the cautious pace of National's leader, Jim Bolger, and with what she saw as the disproportionate influence of coalition partner New Zealand First. She began gathering support to replace Bolger in mid-1997. Shipley struck later that year, while Bolger attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. She convinced a majority of her National Party colleagues to back her bid for the leadership. When Bolger returned to New Zealand, he discovered that Shipley was not only planning to challenge his leadership, but had lined up enough support in the party room to defeat him. Facing an untenable situation, he resigned, and Shipley was unanimously elected to replace him. As leader of the governing party, she became Prime Minister on 8 December 1997.
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1997 — Jenny Shipley becomes New Zealand’s first woman prime minister
Jenny Shipley became prime minister of New Zealand on 8 December 1997, succeeding Jim Bolger. She was the first woman to hold the office.
This is the start of her term as prime minister, not a general-election polling date.
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1998 — Tadjena massacre
The Tadjena massacre was an incident resulting in 81 deaths. Beginning about 9:00 p.m. on December 8 and continuing until early December 9, 1998, 81 villagers (45 according to the initial reports) were killed by armed groups in the mountain villages of Bouhamed and Ayachiche just north of Tadjena, some 170 km (106 mi) west of Algiers, in the Chlef region of western Algeria.
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2000 — Guerra de Titanes (2000)
Guerra de Titanes (2000) ("War of the Titans") was the fourth Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 8, 2000 in Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured an "Extreme" Steel Cage Match Tag Team match that featured Héctor Garza and Latin Lover taking on Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr.
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2001 — K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, December 8, 2001, in front of 65,000 spectators. It was the ninth K-1 Grand Prix final, involving eight of the world's top fighters, with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). The eight finalists had almost all qualified by winning preliminary tournaments (with the exception of Peter Aerts who was a runner up), while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters in case of any injuries (for more detail on this see bulleted list below).
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2001 — Singapore launches a security operation against the Jemaah Islamiyah network
Singapore’s Internal Security Department launched an operation against the local Jemaah Islamiyah network on 8 December 2001. Investigators uncovered plans to attack embassies and other targets in Singapore.
This records the start of the operation; the first group of detentions followed on 9 December.
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2002 — December 2002 Serbian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Yugoslav province of Serbia on 8 December 2002. They followed elections in September and October which were invalidated due to voter turnout not meeting the 50% requirement. Although the legal requirement of a turnout of at least 50% of registered voters was dropped for the second round of this election, turnout in the first round was below 50%, invalidating the election before a second round.
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2004 — Cusco Declaration
The Cusco Declaration, formally titled Preamble to the Foundation Act of the South American Union, is a two-page declaration of intent signed by 12 South American countries during the Third South American Summit on 8 December 2004 in Cusco, Peru. It announces the foundation of the Union of South American Nations. It called for a regional parliament, a common market and a common currency.
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2004 — Columbus nightclub shooting
On December 8, 2004, four men were killed and three others wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The main target of the attack was "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was on stage performing with his band Damageplan at the time of the shooting. During the opening song, 25-year-old Nathan Gale rushed the stage and fired his gun several times, killing Abbott.
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2004 — South American representatives sign the Cusco Declaration
On December 8, 2004, presidents and representatives of 12 South American countries signed the Cusco Declaration in Cusco, Peru. It announced the creation of the South American Community of Nations. This was an earlier step in regional integration, distinct from the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty signed in Brasilia in May 2008.
December 8, 2004 is the Cusco Declaration. The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty was signed in 2008.
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2005 — AKB48 gives its first theater performance
AKB48 gave its first live performance at its theater in Akihabara, Tokyo, beginning a run of regular shows at the venue.
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2006 — Guerra de Titanes (2006)
Guerra de Titanes ("War of the Titans") was the tenth Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on December 8, 2006 in Madero, Mexico. The Main event featured "extreme coffin" match between Cibernético and El Mesias, with Konnan serving as special referee in the match.
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2006 — Strikeforce: Triple Threat
Strikeforce: Triple Threat was the fourth mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on December 8, 2006. The main card featured the Strikeforce debut of Gina Carano.
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2007 — K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 15th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments. All fights followed K-1's classic tournament format and were conducted under K-1 Rules, three rounds of three minutes each, with a possible tiebreaker. The qualification for top eight fighters, K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 was held on October 28, 2007 in Seoul, Korea. The event drew a sellout crowd of 17,667 to the Yokohama Arena.
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2008 — 2008 The Jewish Home leadership election
The 2008 The Jewish Home leadership election was held on 8 December 2008 to elect the inaugural leader of the newly formed The Jewish Home party. Daniel Hershkowitz was elected as leader.
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2008 — 2008 Quebec general election
The 2008 Quebec general election was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on December 8, 2008. The Quebec Liberal Party, under incumbent Premier Jean Charest, was re-elected with a majority government, marking the first time since the 1950s (when the Union Nationale of Maurice Duplessis won four consecutive elections) that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate, and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s, when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was Premier.
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2008 — Operation Atalanta
Operation Atalanta, formally EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, is an ongoing European Union (EU) military operation contributing to maritime security in the West Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Launched on 8 December 2008 as the EU’s first naval operation, it was initially established to protect World Food Programme (WFP) vessels and other vulnerable shipping, and to deter, prevent and repress piracy and armed robbery off Somalia.
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2009 — December 2009 Baghdad bombings
The 8 December 2009 Baghdad bombings were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq which resulted in the deaths of at least 127 people and injuries to at least 448 more. The attacks have been condemned internationally as acts of terrorism. Opposition parties within Iraqi politics have suggested that the attacks were aided by corruption within the Iraqi security forces and that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was incompetent in managing the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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2009 — 2009–10 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral special election
The 2009–10 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral special election was held on January 19, 2010, following a special primary election on December 8, 2009, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Former Mayor Larry Langford was convicted on sixty counts of bribery-related charges on October 28, 2009, and he was automatically removed from office, elevating City Council President Carole Smitherman to the role.
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2010 — 2010 Sark general election
General elections were held in Sark on 8 December 2010, the second elections held on the island under the 2008 Constitution. The elections were for 14 of the seats that had been elected in the 2008 elections, for a four-year term. Twenty-one candidates contested the elections.
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2010 — SpaceX launches Dragon on its first orbital test flight
On December 8, 2010, SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft on its first orbital test flight aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.
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2010 — IKAROS flies past Venus
On 8 December 2010, JAXA’s experimental solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS flew past Venus at a distance of about 80,800 kilometres. The flyby completed its planned mission and was followed by extended operations.
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2011 — Gibraltar general election, 2011
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 December 2011. Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democrative Party (PDP) and an alliance of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and the Gibraltar Liberals (GLP) each presented a full slate of ten candidates each, making a total of thirty candidates standing for seventeen seats in the Gibraltar Parliament. Members of Parliament in Gibraltar are elected "at-large" in a single electoral area covering the whole territory. Several pre-election polls gave the GSLP an advantage of up to 9% over the governing party, the GSD, while one (that of the Spanish newspaper Area, which published no details and was widely thought to be politically motivated) predicted a GSD win.
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2012 — UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz (also known as UFC on Fox 5) is a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 8, 2012 at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. It was broadcast live on Fox Sports.
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2012 — 2012 CECAFA Cup final
The 2012 CECAFA Cup final was a football match which took place on Saturday, 8 December 2012 at the Namboole Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. It was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Uganda and Kenya, at 18:00 UTC+3, after the third place playoff, which was played on the same day at 16:00 UTC+3, to determine the winner of the 2012 CECAFA Cup.
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2012 — Voting continues at delayed polling stations in Ghana’s election
Voting in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections continued on December 8, 2012, at about 431 polling stations. The main polling day was December 7, but problems with biometric verification machines delayed voting at some sites until the following day.
Second day of extended polling at affected stations, not the election’s scheduled nationwide polling day.
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2012 — Countries adopt the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol
Parties to the Kyoto Protocol adopted the Doha Amendment in Qatar. It set a second period for emissions commitments, covering 2013 through 2020.
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2013 — Guerra de Titanes (2013)
Guerra de Titanes (Spanish for "War of the Titans") was a professional wrestling event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion, which took place on December 8, 2013, at Auditorio de la Gente in Tepic, Nayarit. The event was the seventeenth Guerra de Titanes end of the year show promoted by AAA since 1997. The state government of Nayarit bought all tickets to the event and allowed people to attend it for free on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
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2013 — 2013 TOP 09 leadership election
A leadership election was held in the TOP 09 party in the Czech Republic on 8 December 2013. Incumbent Karel Schwarzenberg was unopposed yet again. He received 160 of the 174 votes.
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2013 — 2013 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election
The 2013 Democratic Party leadership election was an open primary election held in November–December 2013. After having come first in the vote by party members, Matteo Renzi was elected by a landslide 68% in a three-way primary on 8 December.
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2013 — 2013 Venezuelan municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Venezuela to elect 337 mayors and 2,455 local councillors for their respective 2013-2017 terms. Originally planned for 14 April 2013, due to the death of President Hugo Chávez and the announcement of a new presidential election to be held on that date, the municipal elections were rescheduled for 8 December 2013.
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2013 — Metallica performs at Antarctica’s Carlini Station
Metallica played a concert at Argentina’s Carlini research station on King George Island. The band later released a recording under the title Freeze ’Em All.
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2014 — Dominican general election, 2014
General elections were held in Dominica on 8 December 2014 to elect the 21 members of the House of Assembly. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced the election date on 5 November 2014 and Nomination Day was held on 19 November. Under Dominica's electoral system, the Prime Minister has the authority to call elections at any time and is only required to give a minimum of twenty-five days notice. The result was a victory for the ruling social democratic Dominica Labour Party, which won 15 of the 21 seats, while the remaining six seats were won by the centre-right United Workers' Party.
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2015 — Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A special election, 2015
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on December 8, 2015, to elect a new representative for District 3A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the death of Representative David Dill on August 8, 2015. A primary election was held on September 29, 2015, to nominate a Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate. Rob Ecklund, the DFL nominee, won the special election.
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2015 — 2015 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held across the province of North Kalimantan on 8 December 2015, to elect the province's governor for the 2016-2021 five-year term. There were two pairs contesting the election, and Irianto Lambrie who had previously taken a temporary post as the province's governor defeated former Tarakan mayor Jusuf Serang Kasim. The election was first to be held in North Kalimantan, which is Indonesia's youngest province.
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2016 — 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham was held on 8 December 2016. It was triggered by the resignation of incumbent Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Phillips, who stood down citing irreconcilable differences with the Conservative government led by the Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit—the British withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
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2018 — UFC 231
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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2018 — 2018 Opportunities Party leadership election
The 2018 Opportunities Party leadership election was held in New Zealand in December 2018 to determine the future leadership of The Opportunities Party (TOP) political party. The election was won by previous deputy leader Geoff Simmons.
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2018 — 2018 Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election
The 2018 Christian Democratic Union leadership election took place during the party's 31st Congress in Hamburg at the Messehallen convention center on 7–8 December following Angela Merkel's decision in October 2018 not to stand for party leader at the 2018 party conference following the party's bad performance in the 2018 Hessian state election and the party's consistently low numbers in national polls.
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2018 — MLS Cup 2018
MLS Cup 2018 was the 23rd edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on December 8, 2018. It was the final match of the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs and was contested by Atlanta United FC and the Portland Timbers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
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2018 — 2018 Shreveport mayoral election
The 2018 Shreveport mayoral election resulted in the election of Democrat Adrian Perkins who defeated incumbent mayor of Shreveport Ollie Tyler in the runoff. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on November 6, 2018, and as no candidate obtained the required majority, the general election followed on December 8, 2018.
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2019 — 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game
The 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 8, 2019, at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California, and determined the winner of the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 38th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.
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2019 — 2019 Scottish League Cup final
The 2019 Scottish League Cup final was an association football match that took place on 8 December 2019 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. It was the final match of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup, the 74th season of the Scottish League Cup (known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons), a competition for the 42 teams in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL).
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2019 — 2019 Norwegian Football Cup final
The 2019 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2019 Norwegian Football Cup, the 114th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF). The match was played on 8 December 2019 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Eliteserien sides, FK Haugesund and Viking FK.
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2020 — 2020 Paravur Municipal Council election
The 8th Paravur Municipal council election was held on 8 December 2020 and the result announced on 16 December. Both LDF and UDF fronts won 14 seats each and NDA won 4 seats.
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2020 — 2020 Kollam Municipal Corporation election
The 5th Kollam Municipal Corporation council election was held on 8 December 2020 and the result announced on 16 December. LDF won 39 seats, UDF fronts won 9 seats, NDA won 6 seats and others won 1 seat.
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2020 — 2020 Liberian Senate election
Senate elections were held in Liberia on 8 December 2020, with half the seats in the Senate up for election. The elections were held concurrently with a constitutional referendum and two House by-elections.
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2020 — 2020 Maldivian FA Charity Shield
The 2020 Maldivian FA Charity Shield, (commonly known as the 2020 Milo Charity Shield due to sponsorship reasons) is the 11th Maldivian FA Charity Shield, an annual Maldivian football match played between the winners of the previous season's Dhivehi Premier League and FA Cup. The game was played between Maziya, champions of the 2020–21 Dhivehi Premier League, and runner-up Eagles, as the 2020 Maldives FA Cup was cancelled and declared null and void due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives.
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2021 — 2020 Copa Argentina final
On December 8, 2021, Boca Juniors and Talleres de Córdoba drew 0–0 in the 2020 Copa Argentina final in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Boca won the penalty shootout 5–4.
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2022 — 2022 Victorian Liberal Party leadership election
The 2022 Victorian Liberal Party leadership election was held on 8 December 2022 to elect the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party and, ex officio, Leader of the Opposition, following the party's loss at the 2022 Victorian state election. Matthew Guy, who had held these roles since September 2021 and previously in 2018 resigned after the Coalition's defeat to the Australian Labor Party at the November election.
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2023 — PFL Europe 4 (2023)
PFL Europe 4 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on December 8, 2023, at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
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2023 — 2023 Malaysia Cup final
The 2023 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 8 December 2023, to determine the champion of the 2023 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 97th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia. The final was played at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. The match featured Johor Darul Ta'zim, defending champions of the competition, and Terengganu.
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2023 — Seoul Independent Film Festival
Seoul Independent Film Festival (서울獨立映畵祭, 서울독립영화제, SIFF) is an independent film festival in Republic of Korea. The Seoul Independent Movie Festival is jointly held by the Korean Film Council and the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video. Every winter, this festival is held in Seoul. This film festival hosted by Korean Film Council was started as Korean Youth Film Festival in 1975.
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2024 — Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present)
Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Israel invaded the demilitarized buffer zone in southwestern Syria (adjacent to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights) and has continued to occupy it. Israel also carried out an airstrike campaign to cripple the Syrian Armed Forces, and demanded that it stay out of southern Syria. The Israeli government remarked that these actions were intended to prevent any "potential threat" from post-war Syria.
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2024 — Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present)
Since the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024 following a HTS-led Syrian opposition offensive, several clashes have occurred between the newly formed Syrian transitional government and Hezbollah, which had previously backed the Assad regime throughout the Syrian civil war, primarily along the Lebanon–Syria border. The clashes primarily revolve around geopolitical animosities and Captagon smuggling issues, as the new Syrian government seeks to prevent Iranian weapon transfers to Hezbollah.
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2024 — Fall of Damascus (2024)
On 7 December 2024, the Syrian opposition group known as the Southern Operations Room, in co-ordination with the Military Operations Command, led forces that entered the Rif Dimashq region of Syria from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital Damascus. The Syrian Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts.
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2024 — The 35th Singapore International Film Festival concludes
The 35th Singapore International Film Festival wrapped up after screenings and events across Singapore. Mongrel won the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Feature Film.
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