Historical Events In December - 12

1983  On this day in history a truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait   

1985  On December - 12 248 US soldiers & 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash in Newfoundland   

1985  Anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 12 microlite aircraft circles world non-stop   

1987  Louis de Meester, composer, dies at 83 on December - 12.   

1988  On December - 12 nYC Subway system adds new stations (the Z line)   

1988  Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment on December - 12.   

1988  On this day in history john Canning, NY Post managing editor, dies at 56   

1989  On December - 12 first revenue train runs through the CP Rail 9.1 mile Mount MacDonald Tunnel. This is the longest rail tunnel in the Americas.   

1990  On this day in history uS ambassador to Kuwait, Nathaniel Howell leaves Kuwait   

1991  Actor Richard Gere marries super model Cindy Crawford on December - 12.   

1991  On this day in history orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection   

1991  On this day in history salman Rushdie faces new death threats, after a paperback edition of 'The Satanic Verses' is published   

1991  Eleanor Boardman, actor (Crowd), dies in at 93 on December - 12.   

1992  On this day in history bernard CJ Lievegoed, Dutch anthroposopher (Free College), dies at 87   

1992  Flores earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia killing 2,500 people on December - 12.   

1993  Ultra-Nationalists make strong gains in Russian elections dec13 on December - 12.   

1993  On this day in history gerard "Ge" Nabrink, Dutch anarchist/NVSH-founder, dies at 90   

1994  Antoine Pinay, French PM (1952)/foreign minister, dies at 102 on December - 12.   

1995  On this day in history andrew Olle, broadcaster, dies at 48   

2005  On December - 12 scientists announced that they had created mice with small amounts of human brain cells in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders.   

2006  On December - 12 peugeot produce their last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in a city that was once a major centre of the British motor industry; Coventry.   

2007  On December - 12 election by the Swiss Parliament of Switzerland's highest executive authority, the Swiss Federal Council (7 members). All the sitting members are confirmed, except Christoph Blocher, who in an upset is replaced by Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. This is only the sixth time in Swiss history a sitting member is not reconfirmed.   

2014  On December - 12 uN climate change talks in Peru continue past scheduled time as negotiations continue to stall   

2017  Australian shopping mall firm Westfield is bought by French property company Unibail-Rodamco for $15.7 billion on December - 12.   

2017  On this day in history democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore   

2018  Michael Cohen, former lawyer for US President Donald Trump sentenced to three years in prison for campaign-finance violations and tax fraud on December - 12.   

2018  China built 88 out of world's 143 skyscrapers in 2018 more than any country ever (buildings over 200 meters/656 ft) on this day in history.   

2018  American Media Inc. publisher of "National Enquirer" admits paying hush money to mistresses of US President Donald Trump on this day in history.   

2018  On December - 12 seven mass graves in former Islamic State area discovered containing hundreds of bodies, some tortured, near Albu Kamal, eastern Syria   

2018  Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev compete complex spacewalk to fix hole in Soyuz spacecraft on this day in history.   

2018  British Prime Minister Theresa May survives 200-117 no-confidence vote from own Conservative Party on December - 12.   

2019  British General Election won by Boris Johnson 's Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority. Scottish National Party also wins 48 of 59 seats in Scotland on this day in history.   

2019  On December - 12 the 2019 United Kingdom general election takes place for all 650 seats in the House of Commons.   

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1298  On December - 12 birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  On December - 12 birth of albert VI of Austria (d. 1463)   

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1574  On this day in history birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on December - 12.   

1630  On this day in history birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)   

0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

1212  Death of Geoffrey, Archbishop of York on this day in history.   

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on December - 12.   

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies