December in History
Explore 472 historical entries across all 31 days of December — including 157 events, 158 famous birthdays, and 157 notable deaths.
Every Day in December
End of Reforms in Socialist Republic of Croatia
Rosa Parks arrested
Mary Robinson becomes first female President of Ireland
Led Zeppelin disbands
Great Smog of London begins
Montreal Massacre
Noam Chomsky born
DeMario Douglas
Mumia Abu-Jamal arrested for murder
Raúl Alfonsín becomes President of Argentina
Yalitza Aparicio
Tumaco earthquake and tsunami
IRA firefight in County Fermanagh
DK Metcalf
Adolf Eichmann sentenced to death
Bangladesh Liberation War ends
First successful airplane flight
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Premiere
Aeroflot Flight 101/435 hijacked
MV Doña Paz disaster
Antonov An-225 Mriya makes first flight
Hussein Farrah Aidid Relinquishes Title
Tokyo Tower Opens
Washington, D.C. Home Rule Granted
Isaac Newton born
Colby Cave
Mads Juel Andersen
Dylan Cease
Richard Feynman's Nanotechnology Speech
Ryan Tunnicliffe
Euro Exchange Rates Frozen
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December Through the Ages
December has been a pivotal month throughout human history. Our timeline captures 472 historical moments across all 31 days, from groundbreaking discoveries and world-altering events to the births and deaths of legendary figures.
Browse each day of December above to explore the full timeline, or use the month navigation to journey through the entire year of history.
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