Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In December - 01
Friday, 21 February 2025
1989 East Germany drops the communist monopoly from its constitution on this day in history. 
1989 On December - 01 uSSR President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
1989 Alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58 on this day in history.
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 December - 01.
1990 On this day in history iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks
1990 On this day in history 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 December - 01 uS 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands
1991 Byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58 on December - 01.
1994 the Société des chemins de fer du Québec commences operation over the former CN line from Limoilou to Clermont, Québec on December - 01.
1994 On December - 01 hugh Chilvers, cricketer (151 wickets leg-spin for NSW 1928-37), dies
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 On December - 01 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.
1996 On this day in history in a move that led to a public-relations disaster, America Online shifted to a flat $19.95-per-month fee for unlimited access
1996 Barbak Karmal, politician, dies at 67 on December - 01.
1998 On December - 01 st. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Quebec) commences operation over the CN Sherbrooke subdivision between St. Rosalie, QC and Norton, VT.
2005 On December - 01 south Africa becomes the fifth country in the world where same-sex marriages are recognized.
2006 Felipe Calderón is sworn in as the President of Mexico by the Congress in Mexico on December - 01.
2006 The 15th Asian Games start in Doha, Qatar; the closing ceremony takes place on dec 15 on this day in history.
2006 Typhoon Durian kills at least 388 people in Albay province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines on this day in history.
2012 8 people are killed and 36 injured after a bus overturns in Bolivia on this day in history.
2017 President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the F.B.I on this day in history.
2018 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 on December - 01.
2018 On December - 01 violent demonstrations in Paris, France, by yellow-vest movement with 36,000 protesting nationwide
2018 On this day in history egyptian actress Rania Youssef charged for "inciting debauchery" after wearing see-through dress to Cairo film festival
2018 Ariana Grande releases the music video to her single "Thank U Next", biggest ever launch on Youtube Premiere on December - 01.
2018 World's first super-high definition 8K television channel by Japanese broadcaster NHK launches on this day in history.
2018 On December - 01 syrian shadow puppetry added to UN list of cultural activities in urgent need of saving
2018 On December - 01 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.
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 On this day in history actor Elliot Page, formerly known as Ellen Page , reveals he is transgender
2020 [COVID-19 pandemic] Pfizer and BioNTech announced an Emergency Use Authorization application to the European Medicines Agency on December - 01.
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