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Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia on orders of Marcus Antonius

Marcus Tullius Cicero ( SISS-ər-oh, Classical Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics.

Byzantine Emperor Justin II, suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general Tiberius and proclaims him as Caesar

Justin II (Latin: Iustinus; Ancient Greek: Ἰουστῖνος, romanised: Ioustînos; died 4 October 578) was Eastern Roman emperor from 565 until 578. He was the nephew of Justinian I and the husband of Sophia, the niece of Justinian's wife Theodora. Justin II inherited a greatly enlarged but overextended empire, with far fewer resources at his disposal compared to Justinian I.

Siege of Mount Tabor

The siege of Mount Tabor was a military engagement between the Crusader armies of the Fifth Crusade and the Ayyubids. The combined Crusader armies laid siege to Mount Tabor, which was the objective of the Hungarian Crusade. The crusaders ultimately failed to capture the fort.

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Battle of Tadcaster

The Battle of Tadcaster took place during the First English Civil War on 7 December 1642, when a Royalist force attacked the Parliamentarian garrison of Tadcaster, Yorkshire, which was held by between 900 and 1,500 soldiers under the command of Ferdinando Fairfax, Lord Fairfax.

Battle of Krosno

The Battle of Krosno on December 7, 1655. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Gabriel Wojniłłowicz defeated the Swedish forces, supported by their Polish allies under Colonel Aleksander Pracki. The battle was regarded as a symbol of Polish resistance to the invaders, as it was first Polish victory since the Swedish invasion of summer 1655. In November 1655, when Swedish forces reached Krosno, the town opened its gates to the invaders. The sejmik of the Przemysl Land, which convened here, pledged allegiance to Charles Gustav. Soon afterwards, however, residents of Krosno saw the real face of the Swedes, who looted, plundered, murdered people and burned houses.

Krosno, Poland

Siege of Gurdas Nangal

The Battle of Gurdas Nangal took place in April 1715 between the Sikhs, led by Banda Singh Bahadur, and the Mughal Army, led by Abd al-Samad Khan.

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Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities

The Tumult of Thorn (Toruń), or Blood-Bath of Thorn (Polish: Tumult toruński; German: Thorner Blutgericht, lit. 'Bloody court of Thorn') refers to executions ordered in 1724 by the Polish supreme court under Augustus II the Strong of Poland. During a religious conflict between Protestant townsfolk represented by mayor Johann Gottfried Rösner, and the Roman Catholic students of the Jesuit college in the city of Thorn (Toruń) in Royal Prussia, the college had been vandalised by a crowd of German Protestants.

The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England

The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. The ROH is the main home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, which are known collectively as the Royal Ballet and Opera.

Siege of Breslau (1757)

The siege of Breslau was a siege in the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) that began on 7 December 1757 and ended on 19 December 1757. After the defeat at Leuthen, the Austrians withdrew into Breslau. The combined Austro-French garrison of approximately 17,000 men, commanded by Lieutenant General Field Marshal Soloman Sprecher von Bernegg, faced a Prussian army commanded by Frederick the Great.

Poland

Delaware ratifies the United States Constitution

On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.

United States

1789 Virginia gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 7, 1789. The incumbent governor of Virginia Beverley Randolph was re-elected. The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Randolph was selected by a majority of members on the first ballot; the official record of the proceedings does not include the names or tallied votes for any other candidates.

Virginia, United States

United States presidential election, 1796

The United States presidential election of 1796 was the third quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, November 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets. With incumbent President George Washington having refused a third term in office, incumbent Vice President John Adams from Massachusetts became a candidate for the presidency on the Federalist Party ticket with former Governor Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina as the next most popular Federalist.

United States

1796 United States presidential election in Connecticut

A presidential election was held in Connecticut between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Connecticut cast nine electoral votes for New England native John Adams.

Connecticut, United States

1796 United States presidential election in Kentucky

A presidential election was held in Kentucky between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Kentucky cast four electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson over the Federalist candidate and incumbent Vice President John Adams.

Kentucky, United States

1796 United States presidential election in New Jersey

A presidential election was held in New Jersey between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, New Jersey cast seven electoral votes for incumbent vice president John Adams.

New Jersey, United States

1796 United States presidential election in Vermont

A presidential election was held in Vermont between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, Vermont cast four electoral votes for vice president and New England native John Adams.

Vermont, United States

1796 United States presidential election in South Carolina

A presidential election was held in South Carolina between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose eight electors for the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President individually. During this election, South Carolina cast its eight electoral votes for former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.

South Carolina, United States

1796 United States presidential election in Delaware

A presidential election was held in Delaware between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware cast three electoral votes for the Federalist candidate and incumbent vice president John Adams over the Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson.

Delaware, United States

1796 United States presidential election in Virginia

A presidential election was held in Virginia between November 4 to December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Virginia voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate and Virginia native, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Virginia by a margin of 36.72%.

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United States

1796 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, over the Federalist candidate, John Adams. Jefferson won Pennsylvania by a margin of 0.36%.

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United States

1796 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

A presidential election was held in Rhode Island between November 4 to December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president. During this election, Rhode Island cast its four electoral votes for John Adams.

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United States

1796 United States presidential election in North Carolina

A presidential election was held in North Carolina between November 4 until December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. 12 members of the Electoral College were allocated to the presidential candidates. Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson won and carried North Carolina by 11 electoral votes.

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1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

A presidential election was held in New Hampshire between November 4 to December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election to elect the President. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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United States

1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1804, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former South Carolina Comptroller General Paul Hamilton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.

South Carolina, United States

Action of 7 December 1804

The action of 7 December 1804 was a minor naval action that took place at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. Royal Navy ship-of-the-line HMS Polyphemus (64) under the command of Captain John Lawford, and the frigate HMS Lively (38) under the command of Captain Graham Hamond captured the Spanish frigate Santa Gertrudis off Cape Santa Maria.

United States presidential election, 1808

The United States presidential election of 1808 was the sixth quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 4, to Wednesday, December 7, 1808. The Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively. Madison was serving as United States Secretary of State under incumbent Thomas Jefferson, and Pinckney had been the unsuccessful Federalist candidate in the election of 1804. Madison's strongest challenge came from members of his own party. Sitting Vice President George Clinton and former Ambassador James Monroe both challenged Madison for leadership of the party prior to the general election.

United States

1808 United States presidential election in New Jersey

The 1808 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. The state chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, New Jersey cast its eight electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and Secretary of State James Madison.

New Jersey, United States

1808 United States presidential election in Delaware

The 1808 United States presidential election in Delaware took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Delaware cast three electoral votes for the Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney over the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison.

Delaware, United States

1808 United States presidential election in Vermont

The 1808 United States presidential election in Vermont took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, Vermont cast its six electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and Secretary of State James Madison.

Vermont, United States

1808 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1808 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Connecticut, United States

1808 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 1808 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, South Carolina cast its 10 electoral votes to Democratic Republican candidate and Secretary of State James Madison.

South Carolina, United States

1808 United States presidential election in Virginia

The 1808 United States presidential election in Virginia was held between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 24 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Virginia, United States

1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1808 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose fourteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison over the Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Democratic-Republican James Monroe, who would become president following Madison.

North Carolina, United States

1808 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1808 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Kentucky cast seven electoral votes, as one elector didn't vote, for the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison over the Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

Kentucky, United States

1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

The 1808 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Hampshire voted for Federalist candidate and Minister to France Charles Cotesworth Pinckney over the Democratic-Republican candidate and Secretary of State James Madison by a margin of 4.8%, although Pinckney won the state's presidential election.

New Hampshire, United States

1808 United States presidential election in Georgia

The 1808 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between November 4 and December 7, 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Georgia cast six electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison over the Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

United States

1808 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1808 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island voted for the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, over the Democratic-Republican candidate, James Madison. Pinckney won Rhode Island by a margin of 53.30%.

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United States

1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania in 1808, as part of the 1808 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic-Republican candidate, James Madison, over the Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Madison won Pennsylvania by a margin of 56.74%.

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United States

1811 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1811 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1811, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives William Hawkins was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane.

North Carolina, United States

Battle of Bornhöved (1813)

The Battle of Bornhöved or Bornhöft was a battle on 7 December 1813 between a Swedish cavalry regiment under Bror Cederström and Prince Frederik of Hesse's Danish troops reinforced by smaller numbers of Polish cavalry and German infantry. The clash occurred at the small village of Bornhöft in what is now Schleswig-Holstein in north Germany. The engagement occurred during the War of the Sixth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars, and was the last time Swedish and Danish forces met on the battlefield.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

On 7 December 1815, Ney was executed by firing squad in Paris, near the Luxembourg Gardens

Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen (English: NAY, French: [miʃɛl nɛ]; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The son of a cooper from Saarlouis, Ney worked as a civil servant until 1787 when he enlisted in a cavalry regiment, right before the outbreak of the French Revolution.

Battle of Pileu

The Battle of Pileu (December 7, 1819) was a minor engagement that took place between the forces of the nascent Chilean Army and Spanish royalist guerrillas, in the context of the guerra a meurte (lit. English: War to the death) campaign, during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence, and resulted in a Royalist victory.

1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1820, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Thomas Bennett Jr. was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from South Carolina John Taylor.

South Carolina, United States

Siege of Mankera (1821–1822)

The Siege of Mankera, also known as the Fall of Mankera, was a military conflict from 7 December 1821 to 1 January 1822 between the Sikh forces led by Ranjit Singh, and the Mankeran forces led by Hafiz Khan.

1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1822, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President of the South Carolina Senate John Lyde Wilson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former President of the South Carolina Senate Benjamin Huger.

South Carolina, United States

United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1836

The 1836 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison.

New Jersey, United States

Battle of Montgomery's Tavern

The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern was an engagement which took place on December 7, 1837 during the Upper Canada Rebellion. The abortive revolutionary insurrection, inspired by William Lyon Mackenzie, was crushed by British authorities and Canadian volunteer units near John Montgomery's tavern on Yonge Street at Eglinton, north of Toronto. The site of Montgomery's Tavern was designated a National Historic Site in 1925 and a historical marker sits at the south-west corner of Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue.

Toronto, Canada

Rebellions of 1837–1838

The Rebellions of 1837–1838 (French: Rébellions de 1837) were two armed uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837 and 1838. Both rebellions were motivated by frustrations with lack of political reform. A key shared goal was responsible government, which was eventually achieved in the incidents' aftermath.

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Canada

1838 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1838 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1838, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and incumbent President of the South Carolina Senate Patrick Noble was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.

South Carolina, United States

1844 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1844 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1844, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate William Aiken Jr. was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.

South Carolina, United States

Battle of Prairie Grove

The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on December 7, 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially secured northwest Arkansas for the Union.

Washington County, Arkansas, United States

Battle of Hartsville

The Battle of Hartsville was fought on December 7, 1862, in northern Tennessee at the opening of the Stones River Campaign the American Civil War. Hartsville Battlefield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Chesapeake Affair

The Chesapeake Affair was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War. On December 7, 1863, Confederate sympathizers from the British colonies Nova Scotia and New Brunswick captured the American steamer Chesapeake off the coast of Cape Cod. The expedition was planned and led by Vernon Guyon Locke (1827–1890) of Nova Scotia and John Clibbon Brain (1840–1906).

United States

Wilmington campaigns

The Wilmington campaigns were part of a Union effort to take Wilmington, North Carolina, from the Confederates. Wilmington was the last major port on the Atlantic seacoast available to the Confederacy. Fort Fisher guarded the Cape Fear River and in order to capture Wilmington, Fort Fisher had to fall.

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United States

Battle of Amba Alagi (1895)

The Battle of Amba Alagi was the first in a series of battles between the Italian General Baratieri and Ethiopia's Emperor Menelik during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Amba Alagi was one of Baratieri's forward positions; it was under the command of Major Toselli with 2,000 Eritrean Askari. On 7 December 1895, the Ras Makonnen, Ras Oliè, and Ras Mengesha Yohannes commanded an assault of Menelik's vanguard that annihilated the Italians and killed Major Toselli.

Ethiopia

Battle of San Pedro (1896)

The Battle of San Pedro was a battle of the Cuban War of Independence that took place on December 7, 1896 within the vicinity of the farm of the same name. The battle occurred near the town of Punta Brava on the outskirts of Marianao, La Habana Province.

1896 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1896 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on Monday, December 7. Meredith P. Snyder, a Democrat, was elected.

1900 Quebec general election

The 1900 Quebec general election was held on December 7, 1900, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Simon-Napoléon Parent, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Edmund James Flynn. The turnout was 29.77%.

1904 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1904 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904. The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Arthur Peters. Peters' own election in the district of 2nd Kings was almost in doubt, due to a tie vote of 515 votes each for him and his Conservative opponent; following a judicial recount, a by-election was held where Peters was acclaimed as the district's Assemblyman.

1909 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 1909 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on November 9, 1909, with a run-off election on December 7, 1909. Incumbent George Alexander was re-elected over George A. Smith in the runoff election. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

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Costa Rican general election, 1913

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 December 1913, the first direct elections since 1844. They were also the first elections to have universal male suffrage, after economic and educational requirements were eliminated. Máximo Fernández Alvarado of the Republican Party won the presidential election, but both he and runner-up Carlos Durán Cartín later resigned and Alfredo González Flores was appointed president by Congress on 8 May 1914. The Republican Party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 78.0% in the presidential election and 78.6% in the parliamentary election.

Costa Rica

Siege of Kut

The Siege of Kut Al Amara (7 December 1915 – 29 April 1916), also known as the First Battle of Kut, was the besieging of an 8,000 strong British-Indian garrison in the town of Kut, 100 miles south of Baghdad, by the Ottoman Army. In 1915 its population was around 6,500. Following the surrender of the garrison on 29 April 1916, the survivors of the siege were marched to imprisonment at Aleppo.

Kut, Iraq

The Romanian Debacle

The Romanian Debacle consisted in a series of battles between November and December 1916 which led to the conquest of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, by the Central Powers. Russian forces joined the Romanians at the start of December.

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Romania

Minusinsk Uprising

The Minusinsk Uprising was a peasant uprising in November 1918 around Minusinsk, in the Krasnoyarsk Krai province, against the policy of extortion, forcible mobilization into the Siberian Army and repression by the White Guards.

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Russia

Costa Rican general election, 1919

General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 December 1919. Julio Acosta García of the Constitutional Party won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 74.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 57.8% in the presidential election and 42.1% in the parliamentary election.

Costa Rica

December 1924 German federal election

A federal election for the third Reichstag of the Weimar Republic was held in Germany on 7 December 1924. The parties of the far left and far right suffered significant losses in the voting, while the moderate left Social Democratic Party (SPD) made the greatest gains and remained the strongest party in the Reichstag. The negotiations for a ruling coalition nevertheless led to a shift to the right.

Germany

Battle of Kollaa

The Battle of Kollaa was fought from December 7, 1939, to March 13, 1940, in Ladoga's Karelia, Finland, as a part of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War.

Finland

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, and Operation Z during planning, was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan planned in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Hawaii, United States

Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II fought between Japan and the Allies in East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the Pacific Ocean theater, the South West Pacific theater, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the brief Soviet–Japanese War, and included some of the largest naval battles in history. War between Japan and the Republic of China had begun in 1937, with hostilities dating back to Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931, but the Pacific War is more widely accepted to have begun in 1941, when the United States and United Kingdom were brought into the war. Japan invaded French Indochina in 1940, and extended its control over the entire territory in July 1941. On 7–8 December 1941, Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; the U.S.-held Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island; and the British colonies of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong – followed by a Japanese declaration of war.

First Bombardment of Midway

The First Bombardment of Midway, or the First Bombardment of Sand Island, or Attack on Midway, was a small land and sea engagement of World War II. It occurred on the very first day of the Pacific War, 7 December 1941, not long after the major attack on Pearl Harbor. Two Imperial Japanese destroyers bombarded Sand Island of Midway Atoll. The Japanese successfully damaged the U.S.

Operation Frankton

Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during World War II. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations, inserted by the submarine HMS Tuna captained by Lieutenant-Commander Dick Raikes who, earlier, had been awarded the DSO for operations while in command of the submarine HMS Seawolf (47S).

World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.

An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1,223 people

The 1944 Tōnankai earthquake occurred at 13:35 local time (04:35 UTC) on 7 December. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale (making it the strongest known earthquake of 1944) and a maximum felt intensity of greater than 5 Shindo (about VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale). It triggered a large tsunami that caused serious damage along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture and the Tōkai region.

Winecoff Hotel fire

The Winecoff Hotel fire, of December 7, 1946, was the deadliest hotel fire in American history, killing 119 hotel occupants, including the hotel's original owners. Located at 176 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, the Winecoff Hotel was advertised as "absolutely fireproof". While the hotel's steel structure was indeed protected against the effects of fire, its interior finishes were combustible and the building's exit arrangements consisted of a single stairway serving all fifteen floors.

United States

Battle of Phoenix Peak

The Battle of Phoenix Peak (Feng Huang Ding) is also called the Battle to Check Enemy's Advance at Phoenix Peak (Feng Huang Ding Zu Ji Zhan) by the Chinese Communist Party, and it was fought during Laiyang Campaign between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era.

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People's Republic of China

Battles of Kfar Darom

The Battles of Kfar Darom refer to a number of military engagements in 1947–1948 between the Jewish Haganah and various Arab forces in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, in the southern kibbutz Kfar Darom. The most notable battles were fought on May 13–15, 1948, between the Palmach and the Egyptian army, including Muslim Brotherhood units. The kibbutz was defended by about 30 Israelis and held out against numerous attacks.

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1952 Cupa României final

The 1952 Cupa României final was the 15th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between CCA București and Flacăra Ploieşti, and was won by CCA București after a game with 2 goals. It was the fourth cup title, all in row, in the history of CCA București.

Toronto municipal election, 1953

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 7, 1953. Incumbent mayor Allan Lamport won an unexpectedly close race against school board trustee Arthur Young.

Toronto, Canada

Barbadian general election, 1956

General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 60.3%.

Barbados

Venezuelan general election, 1958

General elections were held in Venezuela on 7 December 1958. The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Betancourt of Democratic Action, who received 49.2% of the vote, whilst his party won 73 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 32 of the 51 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.4% in the presidential election and 92.1% in the Congressional elections.

Venezuela

Battle of Tawau

The Battle of Tawau was a combined air and ground engagement fought between Indonesian and Commonwealth forces in the Tawau Division of Sabah, from 7 December 1963 to 10 February 1964, during the Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation. The Indonesian objective was to capture Kalabakan as a strategic foothold, thereby facilitating a broader advance to seize the key towns of Tawau, Lahad Datu and Sandakan.

Sabah, Malaysia

Toronto municipal election, 1964

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens defeated former mayor Allan Lamport.

Toronto, Canada

1964 British Guiana general election

General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964. They saw the People's Progressive Party (PPP) win 24 of the 53 seats. However, the People's National Congress (PNC) (22 seats) and United Force (UF) (7 seats) were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by Governor Richard Luyt, with Forbes Burnham replacing him.

Catholic–Orthodox Joint Declaration of 1965

The Catholic–Orthodox Joint Declaration of 1965 was read out on 7 December 1965, simultaneously at a public meeting of the Second Vatican Council in Rome, and at a special ceremony in Istanbul. It withdrew the exchange of excommunications between prominent ecclesiastics in the Holy See and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, commonly known as the Great Schism of 1054.

Ajax 5–1 Liverpool (1966)

Ajax 5–1 Liverpool was a football match between Ajax and Liverpool on 7 December 1966 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was the first leg of a second round tie in the 1966–67 European Cup. The match was given the Dutch title "De Mistwedstrijd" (Dutch pronunciation: [də mɪst ˈʋɛt.strɛi̯t]; "The Fog Match") as it was played in dense fog. Ajax were competing in the European Cup for the third time, they had qualified as winners of the 1965–66 Eredivisie. They were drawn against Turkish team Beşiktaş in the first round, who they beat 4–1 over two-legs.

Netherlands

Operation Kole Kole

Operation Kole Kole was a search and destroy operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division that took place in Hậu Nghĩa and Tây Ninh Provinces, lasting from 14 May to 7 December 1967.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Vietnam

Operation Barking Sands

Operation Barking Sands was a pacification operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division that took place in Hậu Nghĩa and Bình Dương Provinces, lasting from 18 May to 7 December 1967.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1969 Libyan coup attempt

Having taken power in a coup three months earlier, Muammar Gaddafi faced a mutiny by army and interior ministers Moussa Ahmed and Adam Hawaz, both from the eastern Barqa region. The pair were routed and imprisoned in the first of Gaddafi's many survivals.

Libya

Operation Randolph Glen

Operation Randolph Glen was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation during the Vietnam War designed to keep pressure on the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in Thừa Thiên Province and prevent them from mounting any attacks on the populated coastal regions.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

1970 Pakistani general election

General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first direct general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence of Bangladesh. Voting took place in 300 general constituencies, of which 162 were in East Pakistan and 138 in West Pakistan.

Pakistan

1970 Pakistani general election in Balochistan

General Elections were held in Balochistan on Monday 7 December 1970 to elect five members to the 5th National Assembly of Pakistan. Of the five National Assembly seats, four were general seats and one was reserved for women. National Awami Party (Wali) emerged as the majority party in Balochistan by winning four seats, including the seat reserved for women.

1970 Pakistani general election in East Pakistan

General Elections were held in East Pakistan province on Monday 7 December 1970 to elect 169 Members of 5th National Assembly of Pakistan. Out of 169 National Assembly seats 162 were General seats and 7 were reserved for women. Awami League won 167 out of 169 seats belonging to East Pakistan in the National Assembly of Pakistan, as well as a landslide in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.

1970 Pakistani general election in North-West Frontier Province

General Elections were held in North-West Frontier Province on Monday 7 December 1970 to elect 19 Members of 5th National Assembly of Pakistan. Out of 19 National Assembly seats 18 were General seats and 1 was reserved for woman. Pakistan Muslim League Qayyum emerged as the largest party in North-West Frontier Province by winning 7 seats. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (West Pakistan) became 2nd largest party by winning 6 seats.

Battle of Sylhet

The Battle of Sylhet was a major battle fought between the advancing Indian Army, Bangladesh Forces and the defending Pakistan Army at Sylhet during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The battle took place from 7 December to 15 December. It was a succession of the Battle of Gazipur in Kulaura.

The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Indian Army.

Battle of Longewala

The Battle of Longewala (4–7 December 1971) was one of the first major engagements in the western sector during the India–Pakistan war of 1971, fought between assaulting Pakistani forces and Indian defenders at the Indian border post of Longewala, in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. The battle was fought between 120 Indian soldiers accompanied by four Hawker Hunter and three HAL Marut fighter-bombers and 2,000–3,000 Pakistani soldiers accompanied by 40 tanks.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

India

1971 East Pakistan by-elections

Following the victory in the 1970 general elections, the failure to transfer power led to a non-cooperation movement called by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the leader of the Awami League based in East Pakistan. In response, on 25 March 1971, the Pakistani government launched Operation Searchlight, intensifying the political crisis. The following day, all political activities in Pakistan were banned, and the Awami League was declared illegal.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Pakistan

Sutton and Cheam by-election, 1972

The Sutton and Cheam by-election of 7 December 1972 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Sharples was appointed Governor of Bermuda. In a defeat for Edward Heath's government the seat was taken by the Liberals. This was the second Liberal gain during the 1970-1974 Parliament, during which they gained five seats overall.

United Kingdom

Apollo 17

Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.

1974 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 December 1974 to elect the 82 members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The National–Liberal Coalition won a third consecutive victory under Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the seventh consecutive victory for the National Party in Queensland, which had renamed itself from the Country Party since the previous election.

Battle of Dili

The Indonesian invasion of Dili occurred on 7 December 1975 when Indonesian marines and paratroopers landed in the East Timorese capital of Dili. The attack was the start of a military operation which resulted in the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.

Timor-Leste

The Indonesian military began a lengthy occupation of East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism

The Indonesian occupation of East Timor began in December 1975 and lasted until October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal led to the decolonisation of its former colonies, creating instability in East Timor and leaving its future uncertain. After a small-scale civil war, the pro-independence Fretilin declared victory in the capital city of Dili and declared an independent East Timor on 28 November 1975.

Grenadian general election, 1976

General elections were held in Grenada on 7 December 1976. The result was a victory for the Grenada United Labour Party of Eric Gairy, which won nine of the 15 seats, whilst the opposition People's Alliance (a coalition of the New Jewel Movement, the Grenada National Party and the United People's Party. However, the elections were marred by fraud (and branded fraudulent by international observers), as Gairy's secret police, known as the Mongoose Gang, had been threatening the opposition. Voter turnout was 65.2%. Three years later Gairy was overthrown by the New Jewel Movement, a move which was supported by the majority of the population.

Grenada

1976 United Nations Secretary-General selection

A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1976 at the end of Kurt Waldheim's first term. After a single symbolic veto from China to show its support for a Secretary-General from the Third World, Waldheim easily defeated Luis Echeverría Álvarez in the balloting. The Security Council re-selected Kurt Waldheim as Secretary General for another five-year term beginning 1 January 1977.

Juicio Final (1979)

Juicio Final (1979) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1979) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 7, 1979, 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.

Mexico City, Mexico

1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election

The 1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in December 1979, when Jack Lynch resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Lynch had been party leader for thirteen years and Taoiseach for over nine years. His successor was elected by the members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 7 December 1979. After one ballot the election was won by Charles Haughey.

Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 1980

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 December 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as the sole legal party. The PAIGC presented a list of 63 candidates and three substitutes to voters to approve. Ultimately 93.0% of votes were cast for the PAIGC list, the others being blank or void.

Cape Verde

1980 Portuguese presidential election

A presidential election was held in Portugal on 7 December 1980, as according to the decree that approved the Constitution, which stipulated that the first term of the President would end three months after the end of the first legislature, on 14 October 1980.

Portugal

Operation Tariq al-Quds

The Liberation of Bostan, that codenamed Operation Tariq al-Quds (Persian: عملیات طریق القدس, meaning "Operation Path to Jerusalem") was a military operation launched by Iran during the Iran–Iraq War to free Bostan in the Khuzestan province. It was fought from 29 November to 7 December 1981 and was carried out jointly by the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iran

In Texas, Charles Brooks Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States

The execution of Charles Brooks Jr. (September 1, 1942 – December 7, 1982), also known as Shareef Ahmad Abdul-Rahim, was carried out on December 7, 1982, at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. Brooks Jr., then 34, murdered 26-year-old mechanic David Preston Gregory (March 29, 1950 – December 14, 1976) in Fort Worth, Texas. Brooks Jr. was convicted and sentenced to death in 1977.

Madrid runway disaster

The Madrid runway disaster was the collision on 7 December 1983 of two aircraft on the ground at Madrid–Barajas Airport. A departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew.

Madrid, Spain

Juicio Final (1984)

Juicio Final (1984) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1984) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 7, 1984, 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.

Mexico City, Mexico

Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 1985

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 December 1985. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party. The PAICV presented a list of 83 candidates to voters to approve. The list was approved by 94.0% of voters, with a turnout of 68.9%.

Cape Verde

Attack on Ballygawley barracks

On 7 December 1985 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Ballygawley, County Tyrone. Two RUC officers were shot dead and the base was raked with gunfire before being destroyed by a bomb, which wounded a further three officers.

County Tyrone, United Kingdom

1985 South Australian state election

State elections were held in South Australia on 7 December 1985. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon increased its majority, and defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition John Olsen.

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 was a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport that crashed in San Luis Obispo County, California, on December 7, 1987, following an armed attack aboard the aircraft. All 43 people aboard the British Aerospace 146-200, registered N350PS, were killed. The attacker, David Burke, was a recently dismissed USAir employee whose former supervisor was a passenger.

California, United States

1988 Armenian earthquake

An earthquake occurred in northern Armenia (then Armenian SSR, as part of the Soviet Union) on 7 December, 1988, at 11:41 local time with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating). The region is vulnerable to large and destructive earthquakes and is part of a larger active seismic belt that stretches from the Alps to the Himalayas.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

1991 Millner by-election

A by-election for the seat of Millner in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 December 1991. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member and Leader of the Opposition Terry Smith. The seat had been held by Smith since a previous by-election in 1981.

1991 Houston mayoral election

The 1991 Houston mayoral election took place on November 5, 1991. The race was officially non-partisan. Bob Lanier defeated five term incumbent mayor Kathy Whitmire. A run-off election was held on December 7, 1991. Most white voters of all economic levels voted for Lanier. His strongest tallies came from affluent neighborhoods like River Oaks, Meyerland, Uptown, Memorial and Sharpstown; in those areas he won with 60 to 65 percent or more of the vote.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

1992 Tobago House of Assembly election

House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 7 December 1992 to elect the twelve members of the Tobago House of Assembly. The governing National Alliance for Reconstruction won eleven seats with 58.7% of the vote, while the People's National Movement won one seat with 37.03% of the vote.

Long Island Rail Road shooting

On December 7, 1993, a mass shooting occurred aboard a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Garden City Park, New York, United States. As the train arrived at the Merillon Avenue station, passenger Colin Ferguson began firing at white and Asian passengers with a semi-automatic pistol. Six of the victims were killed and 19 others were wounded before Ferguson was tackled and held down by other passengers on the train.

United States

1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash

On December 7, 1995, a chartered twin-turboprop Beechcraft 1900D commuter aircraft registered as F-OHRK and owned and operated by Air Saint Martin crashed near Belle-Anse, Haiti. The flight was en route from Cayenne, French Guyana and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and had been chartered by the Government of France to return illegal immigrants to Haiti from French territory. Investigators determined that F-OHRK had drifted ten nautical miles off course. The aircraft collided with a mountain at 5,030 feet after having been cleared by air traffic control to descend to 4,000 feet.

Haiti

Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949

Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 was a Russian domestic passenger flight from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Khabarovsk, that crashed on 7 December 1995 local time (6 December UTC), killing all ninety-eight people aboard. The crash occurred after the aircraft had entered into a steep downward spiral during automated flight at an altitude of 10,600 metres (34,800 ft).

Galileo arrives at Jupiter

On December 7, 1995, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft arrived in the Jovian system after a journey that included gravity-assist flybys of Venus and Earth.

Ghanaian general election, 1996

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. The presidential election resulted in a victory for the incumbent, Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), whilst the NDC won 133 of the 200 seats in Parliament.

Ghana

Ultimate Ultimate 1996

UFC: The Ultimate Ultimate 2 (also known as Ultimate Ultimate 1996 or UFC 11.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 7, 1996. The event took place at the Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and released on home video.

Alabama, United States · Birmingham, Alabama, United States

D-Generation X: In Your House

D-Generation X: In Your House (also spelled as Degeneration X: In Your House) was the nineteenth In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on December 7, 1997, at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. In the main event, Ken Shamrock defeated Shawn Michaels by disqualification in a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship; Michaels thus retained his title. Notable matches on the undercard included Stone Cold Steve Austin defeating The Rock to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship, The New Age Outlaws defeating the Legion of Doom by disqualification to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship, and Sgt.

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

1997 Serbian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Yugoslav province of Serbia on 7 December 1997, following the annulment of the results of the September–October elections due to low voter turnout. As no candidate won over 50% of the popular vote in the first round, a runoff was scheduled for 21 December. The result was a victory for Milan Milutinović of the Socialist Party of Serbia, who defeated Vojislav Šešelj in the second round.

Serbia

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, December 7, 2002 in front of 74,500 spectators. It was the tenth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving ten of the world's top fighters (two being reservists), with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). The eight finalists had almost all qualified via preliminary events, while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters (for more detail on this see bulleted list below). In total there were ten fighters at the event, representing eight countries.

Tokyo, Japan

2002 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 2002 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu won re-election to a second term, although she did not earn 50% of the vote in the first round and was therefore forced into a runoff election with Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell, the Louisiana Elections Commissioner.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

2003 Moscow mayoral election

The 2003 Moscow mayoral election took place on 7 December 2003, simultaneously with elections to the State Duma.

2003 Russian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Russia on 7 December 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house of the Federal Assembly. As expected, the pro-Vladimir Putin United Russia party received the most votes (38%) and won the most seats, gaining a plurality in the Duma. The Communist Party remained the second largest, though much reduced in strength.

Russia

Ghanaian general election, 2004

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The parliamentary elections saw the NPP win 128 of the 230 seats.

Ghana

Vincentian general election, 2005

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 December 2005. The result was a victory for the ruling Unity Labour Party, which won 12 of the 15 seats. Ralph Gonsalves remained Prime Minister.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2005 Egyptian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held by the authoritarian Hosni Mubarak regime in Egypt in three-stage elections in November and December 2005 to elect 444 of the 454 members of the People's Assembly. The elections formed the Eighth Assembly since the adoption of the 1971 Constitution. A total of 5,267 candidates competed in 222 constituencies for the Assembly's 444 elected seats.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Egypt

31st Cairo International Film Festival

The 31st annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 27 to December 7, 2007. English director Nicolas Roeg was the president of the jury.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Egypt

Final Resolution (December 2008)

The December 2008 Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on December 7, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fifth event under the Final Resolution chronology and second Final Resolution event to take place in 2008. Final Resolution was usually held in January; in early October 2008 TNA moved the event to December.

2008 Civic Democratic Party leadership election

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election of 2008 was a part of party's congress. It happened after ODS lost Senate election and regional elections. Incumbent leader and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek faced Mayor of Prague Pavel Bém who was supported by President Václav Klaus. Topolánek was re-elected when he received votes from 284 delegates while Bém received only 162 votes. 492 delegates could participate in election.

Czechia

Reşadiye shooting

The Reşadiye shooting was an ambush that took place on December 7, 2009, at Reşadiye, Tokat Province, Turkey. Unidentified gunmen ambushed a Turkish patrol, killing seven soldiers and wounding three others. It was the region's deadliest attack in more than a decade, since the Sazak assault in 1997; and most recent attack in Turkey since April, 2009 when a remote-controlled bomb set by Kurdish militants killed 10 soldiers in the country's southeast.

Turkey

November–December 2009 Moldovan presidential election

An indirect presidential election was held in Moldova on 10 November 2009 and 7 December 2009, following the parliamentary election held in July 2009.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Moldova

Anbar campaign (2003–2011)

The Anbar campaign consisted of fighting between the United States military, together with Iraqi security forces, and Sunni insurgents in the western Iraqi governorate of Al Anbar. The Iraq War lasted from 2003 to 2011, but the majority of the fighting and counterinsurgency campaign in Anbar took place between April 2004 and September 2007. Although the fighting initially featured heavy urban warfare primarily between insurgents and U.S.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

La Copa Junior (2012)

La Copa Junior (2012) (Spanish for "The 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 ran from November 30, 2012 to December 14, 2012, in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Mexico

Rangers v O'Higgins (2013)

The Rangers vs O'Higgins football match that took place on 7 December 2013 at the Estadio Fiscal in Talca, Chile, was the 17th and last game week of the Torneo de Apertura 2013-14. This game could defined the champion of this tournament, because at the same time Universidad Católica, the other club that could be the champion, play with Unión La Calera.

Chile

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot (also known as UFC Fight Night 33) was a mixed martial arts event held on December 7, 2013 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1.

Brisbane, Australia

World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer

World Series of Fighting 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer was a mixed martial arts event held December 7, 2013 (2013-12-07) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

2013 Lega Nord leadership election

The 2013 Lega Nord leadership election took place in November–December 2013.

Italy

Operation Canopus Star

Operation Canopus Star (Arabic: عملية نجم سهيل) was an operation launched by the Syrian Army, supported by Hezbollah and other allied militias, during the Syrian Civil War, following a successful offensive which re-established the military's supply route between Aleppo and central Syria. The aim of the operation was to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

MLS Cup 2013

MLS Cup 2013, the 18th edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was a soccer match which took place on Saturday, December 7, 2013, between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The soccer match was to decide the winner of the 2013 season. Sporting KC were making their third appearance in the competition's final, having won in 2000 and losing in 2004.

United States

52nd Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México

The 52nd Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México was celebrated by a major professional wrestling show produced and scripted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; sometimes referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) and took place on December 7, 2014 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico (Estado de México). The event commemorated the sport of lucha libre becoming allowed in the State of Mexico, with the first lucha libre show held in the state taking place on December 1962. Over the years IWRG has on occasion celebrated the anniversary, although not consistently holding an anniversary show every year.

Naucalpan, Mexico

Final Battle 2014

Final Battle 2014 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 7, 2014 at the Terminal 5 in New York City, New York.

New York City, United States

Guerra de Titanes (2014)

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 7, 2014, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico . The event was the eighteenth Guerra de Titanes end of the year show promoted by AAA since 1997. The announced main event was the AAA Mega Champion El Texano Jr. defending the championship against El Patrón Alberto.

Jalisco, Mexico · Zapopan, Mexico

2014 Midwest FurFest gas attack

On December 7, 2014, Midwest FurFest was targeted by a chlorine gas attack, hospitalizing 19 attendees. At the time, Midwest FurFest was the second-largest furry convention in the United States, with over 5,400 attendees. The convention took place at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, from December 5 to 7.

Operation Rainbow (Syrian civil war)

Operation Rainbow was an operation launched by the Syrian Army, supported by Hezbollah and other allied militias, during the Syrian Civil War, following a successful operation which led to the military encircling Aleppo from the east side and reaching the city's northern approach. The aim of the operation, as the previous one, was to encircle Aleppo and cut rebel supply lines into the city, thus besieging rebel-held areas.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

MLS Cup 2014

MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the MLS Cup, the match that determined the champion of Major League Soccer's 2014 season. The LA Galaxy of the Western Conference hosted the New England Revolution of the Eastern Conference. The soccer match was held at StubHub Center in Carson, California, as the Galaxy were awarded home advantage by finishing the regular season with more points than the Revolution.

United States

2016 Ghanaian general election

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and all 275 Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected President on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress.

Ghana

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661 was a Pakistani domestic passenger flight from Chitral to Islamabad, operated by Pakistan's flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines. On 7 December 2016, the aircraft serving the route, an ATR 42-500 twin-turboprop, crashed near Havelian following an engine failure. All 47 people on board died, including singer-turned-preacher and entrepreneur Junaid Jamshed, and the Deputy Commissioner of the District of Chitral.

2017 Aztec High School shooting

On December 7, 2017, a school shooting occurred at Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico, United States. The perpetrator, William Atchison, a 21-year-old former student of Aztec High, entered the school disguised as a student and hid in the school restroom. He was discovered by student Francisco Fernandez, whom he then shot and killed, before killing another student in the hallway.

New Mexico, United States

2017 Semuliki attack

The 2017 Semuliki attack was an attack carried out by elements of the Allied Democratic Forces on a United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) operating base in the Beni Territory, North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on December 7, 2017.

North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2017 Nepalese general election

General elections were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. The election was held alongside the first provincial elections for the seven provincial assemblies.

Nepal

2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Rajasthan on 7 December 2018. The Indian National Congress became the single largest party with 100 seats, short of the majority by 1 seat. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 73 seats, much lower compared to the previous election, in which it won an absolute majority of 163 seats. The Indian National Congress formed the government with the Bahujan Samaj Party.

India

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election

The 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 December 2018 which marked the second electoral event since the state's formation in 2014. Key contenders included the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP). A noteworthy development in the electoral landscape was the formation of the Praja Kutami (People's Alliance), comprising opposition parties such as INC, TDP, CPI and TJS.

India

UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik

UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik (also known as UFC on ESPN 7) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., United States.

Washington, D.C., United States

No Surrender (2019)

The 2019 No Surrender was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling in conjunction with Wrestling Revolver. It took place on December 7, 2019, at The Brightside Music & Event Venue in Dayton, Ohio. It was the 12th event under the No Surrender chronology and aired live exclusively on Impact Plus. Ten matches were contested at the event.

Ohio, United States

2020 Ghanaian general election

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama announced that he would contest the results. At the Supreme Court, a petition challenging the result was filed on 30 December, and unanimously dismissed on 4 March 2021 for lack of merit.

Ghana

2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election

The 2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election was held on December 7, 2021. Kshama Sawant, a member of the Seattle City Council from the 3rd district, defeated an attempt to recall her. This was the first recall election held in Seattle since the one held against Mayor Wesley C. Uhlman in 1975, and the first for a city councilor in the city's history.

2022 Swiss Federal Council election

By-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 7 December 2022, after federal councillors Ueli Maurer (SVP-ZH) and Simonetta Sommaruga (SP-BE) announced they would leave the Council effective 31 December of the same year. The parliament elected Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider respectively to replace them. Per an informal agreement between the political parties known as the magic formula, only SVP candidates stood for Maurer's seat and only SP candidates stood for Sommaruga's, ensuring the partisan balance would be retained.

Switzerland

2022 Boala attack

On December 7, 2022, ten Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland militants, a Burkinabe civilian militia, were killed at a market in Boala Department, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso. A second attack on December 10 killed seven civilians.

Burkina Faso

2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt

On 7 December 2022, Pedro Castillo, the then-President of Peru, made an attempt to dissolve the Congress amidst looming removal proceedings. This move included the immediate imposition of a curfew, an attempt to establish an emergency government, and a call for the formation of a constituent assembly. Prior to this, Attorney General Patricia Benavides had accused Castillo of leading a criminal organization.

Lima, Peru

2022 Albanian Supercup

The 2022 Albanian Supercup was the 29th edition of the Albanian Supercup, an annual Albanian football match. The teams were decided by taking the trophy winners of the previous season's Kategoria Superiore champions and the winners of the Albanian Cup. The match was contested by Tirana, champions of the 2021–22 Kategoria Superiore, and Vllaznia, the 2021–22 Albanian Cup winners.

One Shot (2023)

One Shot (2023) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It took place on December 7, 2023, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York, and streamed live on FITE. It was the second event under the One Shot chronology, and first since 2017. Additional matches were taped for MLW's "Holiday Rush", a free special which aired on BeIN Sports USA and MLW's YouTube channel on December 23.

United States

NXT Deadline (2024)

The 2024 Deadline (stylized as DEADL1NE) was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. It was the third annual NXT Deadline and took place on December 7, 2024, at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minneapolis, United States · Minnesota, United States

2024 Ghanaian general election

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2024 to elect the president and all 276 members of Parliament. The incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, having completed his constitutional term limits, was ineligible for re-election. Former President John Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, won a majority of the votes, securing victory without the need for a runoff.

Ghana

UFC 310

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Nevada, United States

2024 Norwegian Football Cup final

The 2024 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2024 Norwegian Football Cup, the 118th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match played on 7 December 2024 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Eliteserien sides Fredrikstad and Molde.

Palmyra offensive (2024)

On 6 December 2024, the United States–backed Syrian Free Army, with support from Suqour al-Sham, launched an offensive from the Al-Tanf "deconfliction zone" on the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern area of the Homs Governorate. The United States reportedly gave logistical support to the opposition groups. The offensive came following setbacks by the government of Bashar al-Assad on other fronts, especially after the northwestern offensive by Tahrir al-Sham.

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Syria

Southern Syria offensive (2024)

Beginning on 29 November 2024, southern Syrian opposition groups began assaults on Daraa Governorate and As-Suwayda Governorate in Southern Syria, along the nation's border with Jordan. The offensive was publicly announced as an effort by the Southern Operations Room coordinated with the Northwestern Syria offensive to implement a multi-front advance toward Damascus.

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Syria

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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Syria

2024 Alderney general election

Elections were held in Alderney in 2024. Elections for 5 of the 10 seats of the States were held on 16 November. An election for the President of the States was held on 30 November. Finally, a plebiscite election to choose the two members of the States to represent Alderney in the States of Guernsey was held on 7 December.

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2024 Baton Rouge mayoral election

The 2024 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, with a runoff for December 7 to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held on December 7. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Sharon Weston Broome was seeking re-election to a third term and placed second in the first round behind Republican Sid Edwards.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

MLS Cup 2024

MLS Cup 2024 was the 29th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight soccer league in the United States and Canada. The match was played on December 7, 2024, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, United States. It was contested by the Western Conference champions LA Galaxy and the Eastern Conference champions New York Red Bulls and determined the champions of the 2024 season.

ONE Fight Night 26

ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on December 7, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

2025 Beninese coup attempt

On 7 December 2025, several soldiers of the Benin Armed Forces (FAB) led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri announced on national television the overthrow of Patrice Talon, the president of Benin, following an attack on Talon's residence in Cotonou and the residences of other top-ranking military officials. Talon's government requested military assistance from Nigeria, and hours later, Beninese interior minister Alassane Seidou said that the coup attempt had been thwarted.

Benin

2025 Hong Kong legislative election

The 2025 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was a general election held on 7 December 2025 to elect all 90 members of the 8th Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Following the 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes, 90 seats were up for election, including 40 seats elected by the 1,500-member Election Committee, 30 trade-based indirectly elected functional constituency seats, and 20 seats directly elected through geographical constituencies.

Hong Kong

British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren

Lando Norris ( ; born 13 November 1999) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Norris won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren, and has won 13 Grands Prix across eight seasons. Born in Bristol and raised near Glastonbury to an English father and Belgian mother, Norris began competitive kart racing aged eight.