Historical Events In December - 01

1989  East Germany drops the communist monopoly from its constitution on December - 01.   

1989  USSR President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on December - 01.   

1989  On December - 01 alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58   

1990  Engineers digging a rail tunnel under the English Channel link up between England and France at a point forty meters beneath the seabed, and the island of Britain is connected with the European mainland for the first time since the Ice Age on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 01 iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks   

1990  On December - 01 lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their first joint session   

1990  Jan H de Groot, Dutch co-founder (Vrij Nederland), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Ukranian people vote for independence on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history uS 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands   

1991  On this day in history byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58   

1994  On December - 01 the Société des chemins de fer du Québec commences operation over the former CN line from Limoilou to Clermont, Québec.   

1994  Hugh Chilvers, cricketer (151 wickets leg-spin for NSW 1928-37), dies on December - 01.   

1995  Michael Monus, the former president of the Phar-Mor drug store chain, was found guilty of embezzling roughly $1 billion from the company on December - 01.   

1996  On this day in history a volcano erupts in eastern Zaire, spewing a plume of ash and lava into the air   

1996  Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the former CN line beween Matapedia and Chandler, Que on this day in history.   

1996  In a move that led to a public-relations disaster, America Online shifted to a flat $19.95-per-month fee for unlimited access on this day in history.   

1996  Barbak Karmal, politician, dies at 67 on December - 01.   

1998  St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Quebec) commences operation over the CN Sherbrooke subdivision between St. Rosalie, QC and Norton, VT on this day in history.   

2005  South Africa becomes the fifth country in the world where same-sex marriages are recognized on December - 01.   

2006  On December - 01 felipe Calderón is sworn in as the President of Mexico by the Congress in Mexico.   

2006  The 15th Asian Games start in Doha, Qatar; the closing ceremony takes place on dec 15 on December - 01.   

2006  Typhoon Durian kills at least 388 people in Albay province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines on December - 01.   

2012  On December - 01 8 people are killed and 36 injured after a bus overturns in Bolivia   

2017  On December - 01 president Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the F.B.I.   

2018  On this day in history british boxer Tyson Fury dominates much of the fight but survives 2 knockdowns to force a split decision draw with defending WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder at the Staples Center, Los Angeles   

2018  On this day in history violent demonstrations in Paris, France, by yellow-vest movement with 36,000 protesting nationwide   

2018  Egyptian actress Rania Youssef charged for "inciting debauchery" after wearing see-through dress to Cairo film festival on this day in history.   

2018  Ariana Grande releases the music video to her single "Thank U Next", biggest ever launch on Youtube Premiere on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history world's first super-high definition 8K television channel by Japanese broadcaster NHK launches   

2018  On December - 01 syrian shadow puppetry added to UN list of cultural activities in urgent need of saving   

2018  France experiences its worst civil unrest since the protests of 1968 due to the yellow vests movement. Protests in Paris morph into riots, with hundreds of people injured and thousands arrested; over 100 cars are burned, the Arc de Triomphe is vandalized and numerous other tourist sites are closed, both in the capital and elsewhere in the country on December - 01.   

2019  British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP to claim his 6th F1 World Drivers C'ship by 87 points from team mate Valtteri Bottas; Mercedes' 6th straight Constructors title on December - 01.   

2020  Actor Elliot Page, formerly known as Ellen Page , reveals he is transgender on this day in history.   

2020  On December - 01 [COVID-19 pandemic] Pfizer and BioNTech announced an Emergency Use Authorization application to the European Medicines Agency.   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.   

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.   

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.