Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In December - 08
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1969 Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80 on December - 08. 
1970 On December - 08 christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77
1972 On this day in history george Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash
1978 Golda Meir served as Israel's PM (1969-74, dies in Jerusalem at 80 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80
1980 On December - 08 john Lennon assassinated in New York by Mark David Chapman
1980 On this day in history john Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40
1981 Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1982 Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered on December - 08.
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 Luther Adler, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1987 Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel on December - 08.
1987 President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles on December - 08.
1988 On December - 08 anne Seymour, actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show), dies at 79
1989 Hans Hartung, German/French painter, dies on December - 08.
1990 On December - 08 martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at 70
1991 Russia, Byelorussia & Ukraine form Commonwealth of Ind States on December - 08.
1991 On December - 08 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 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 on this day in history.
1993 On December - 08 andre Cerf, French actor/producer (Nana), dies at 93
1994 Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67 on December - 08.
1995 On December - 08 carl Marsden, bodyguard, dies at 36
1996 Howard E Rollins Jr, actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46 on December - 08.
1997 On December - 08 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.
1997 On December - 08 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.
2005 Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 overshoots the runway at Chicago Midway Airport, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring 11 other people on this day in history.
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 On this day in history uN climate conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2020
2012 On this day in history in Qatar, the UN Climate Change Conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020.
2018 US President Trump announces John Kelly will be stepping down as White House Chief of Staff at the end of the year on December - 08.
2020 On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The United Kingdom becomes the first nation to begin a mass inoculation campaign using a clinically authorised, fully tested vaccine, tozinameran.