Historical Events In December - 08

1969  Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80 on December - 08.   

1970  On December - 08 christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77   

1972  George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history golda Meir served as Israel's PM (1969-74, dies in Jerusalem at 80   

1978  On December - 08 golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80   

1980  John Lennon assassinated in New York by Mark David Chapman on this day in history.   

1980  On December - 08 john Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40   

1981  On this day in history shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64   

1982  Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered on this day in history.   

1983  Slim Pickins western actor dies at 64 after brain surgery on December - 08.   

1983  On December - 08 slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64   

1984  On December - 08 luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81   

1987  Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel on this day in history.   

1987  On December - 08 president Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles   

1988  On this day in history anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79   

1989  Hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies on this day in history.   

1990  Martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70 on December - 08.   

1991  On this day in history russia, Byelorussia & Ukraine form Commonwealth of Ind States   

1991  On this day in history the Soviet Union comes to an end, with the forming of a 'Commonwealth of Independent States'   

1991  On this day in history buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies   

1992  William Shawn, US editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85 on December - 08.   

1993  On this day in history the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into US law. NAFTA is a trade pact between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, eliminates virtually all tariffs and trade restrictions between the three nations.   

1993  Andre Cerf, French actor/producer (Nana), dies at 93 on December - 08.   

1994  Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1995  On December - 08 carl Marsden, bodyguard, dies at 36   

1996  On December - 08 howard E Rollins Jr, actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46   

1997  The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake on December - 08.   

1997  The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan: Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake on December - 08.   

2005  On December - 08 southwest Airlines Flight 1248 overshoots the runway at Chicago Midway Airport, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring 11 other people.   

2007  On this day in history 2007 Africa-EU Summit takes place as European Union and African Union leaders gather in Lisbon, Portugal, for their first joint summit in seven years. The British and Czech prime ministers boycott the event due to the presence of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.   

2012  UN climate conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2020 on December - 08.   

2012  In Qatar, the UN Climate Change Conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020 on December - 08.   

2018  On December - 08 uS President Trump announces John Kelly will be stepping down as White House Chief of Staff at the end of the year   

2020  On December - 08 [COVID-19 pandemic] The United Kingdom becomes the first nation to begin a mass inoculation campaign using a clinically authorised, fully tested vaccine, tozinameran.   

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1508  Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on December - 08.   

1574  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on December - 08.   

1626  On this day in history birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic   

1678  On this day in history birth of horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)   

1699  Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.   

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on this day in history.   

0644  On December - 08 death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on this day in history.   

1292  On December - 08 john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62   

1587  Death of Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on this day in history.   

1626  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on this day in history.   

1632  On December - 08 death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 on December - 08.