1593 – State of Holland grants patent on windmill with a crankshaft
1667 – Brandenburg declares himself neutral in Devolutie War
1917 – World War I: An armistice is reached between the new Russian Bolshevik government and the Central Powers.
1941 – The American Federation of Labor adopts a no-strike policy in war industries.
1941 – German submarine U-127 sinks
1949 – Albert Camus’ play “The Just Assassins” (“Les Justes”) premieres in Paris
1961 – L J Suenens appointed archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
1967 – The Silver Bridge collapses over the Ohio River in the US, killing 46 people
1992 – Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
2005 – Introduction of the F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 14th December 2018
1793 – 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky to Cincinnati
1849 – 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston)
1903 – Reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut
1924 – Respighi’s symphony “Pini di Roma” premieres in Paris
1952 – Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die
1971 – The Pakistan Army executes an estimated 1,111 of East Pakistan’s intellectuals during the Bangladesh Liberation War
1977 – Test Cricket debut of Abdul Qadir, v England at Lahore
1988 – CBS’ $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
1997 – “View From the Bridge” opens at Criterion Theater, NYC
2003 – President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
Historical Events for 13th December 2018
1769 – Dartmouth College in New Hampshire receives its charter
1903 – Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone mound (New Jersey)
1913 – British foreign minister Sir Edward Grey proposes that southern Albania be divided between Greece and Albania with compensation to Greece in the Aegean islands
1919 – Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London
1936 – Green Bay Packers win NFL championship with a 10–1–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau
1979 – “Oklahoma!” opens at Palace Theater NYC for 301 performances
1981 – 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1)
2013 – “Beyoncé” 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released
2014 – 80th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Mariota, Oregon (QB)
2015 – Irishman Conor McGregor knocks out Brazilian Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to win his 1st featherweight title in Las Vegas
Historical Events for 12th December 2018
1915 – Russian troops overrun Hamadan, Persia
1967 – US launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit
1970 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1982 – $9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in NYC
1985 – 248 US soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash
1987 – Rollermania at Madison Square Garden, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers
1987 – Okla’s sets NCAA record of 33 steals vs Centenary
1993 – “Any Given Day” closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 32 performances
1997 – Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby’s daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him
2017 – Democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore
Historical Events for 11th December 2018
1620 – Myles Standish and a group of 18 settlers are attacked by 30 Native Americans, which became known as the “First Encounter”
1882 – Victorien Sardous “Fedora” with Sarah Bernhardt, premieres in Paris
1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo
1916 – David Lloyd George forms British war government
1950 – Hindemiths Concerto for clarinet, premieres
1970 – Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, v England
1975 – US 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents
1983 – Jan Stephens and Fred Couples wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
1997 – Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows
2008 – Bernard Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in $50 billion Ponzi scheme
Historical Events for 10th December 2018
1869 – The first American chapter of Kappa Sigma is founded at the University of Virginia.
1898 – The first western pilgrims were welcomed at The House of `Abdu’lláh Páshá
1899 – Frank Wedekind’s “Der Kammersang” premieres in Berlin
1906 – Frenchman Henri Moissan is presented with the Nobel prize for Chemistry for isolating Fluoride
1938 – Italian scientist Enrico Fermi receives the Nobel Prize for Physics (work on reduced radioactivity)
1942 – An early report the Holocaust prepared by the Polish government-in-exile, using information obtained by Witold Pilecki, is addressed to UN member states
1947 – USSR and Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement
1974 – European Economic Community calls for a European Parliament
1992 – NHL awards franchises to Miami and Anaheim for 1994-95
1998 – Indian Professor Amartya Sen is awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics for his contributions to welfare economics
Historical Events for 9th December 2018
656 – Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion
1738 – Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia
1762 – British parliament accepts Treaty of Paris
1903 – Norwegian parliament votes unanimiously for female suffrage
1922 – 15th Women’s Australasian Championships (1st for women): Margaret Molesworth beats Esna Boyd (6-3, 10-8)
1954 – Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honored guest of Royal Swedish Academy of Music
1984 – Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1990 – NFL NY Giant Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard
2006 – 72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
2015 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, for her handling of debt and refugee crises
Historical Events for 8th December 2018
1852 – Gustav Freytag’s “Die Journalisten” premieres in Breslau
1863 – Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South
1951 – “Tree Grows in Brooklyn” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 performances
1952 – 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)
1955 – Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award
1955 – 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)
1959 – Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta
1966 – US and USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
1991 – “Nick and Nora” opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 9 performances
2002 – The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be “CARICOM-Cuba Day” – To celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
Historical Events for 7th December 2018
1876 – NY Mutuals and Philadelphia A’s expelled from NL for not completing sked
1912 – Bust of Queen Nefertiti found in El-Amarna, Egypt
1934 – Wiley Post discovers jet stream
1938 – Philip Barry’s “Here Come the Clowns” premieres in NYC
1946 – Fire at Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, kills 119
1972 – Philippine’s first lady Imelda Marcos stabbed and wounded by an assailant
1986 – NBC premiere of miniseries “Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna” (Part 1)
1993 – Henri Konan Bedie names himself President of Ivory coast
1995 – NBA settles strike of referees, refs to return on Dec 12
2013 – 22nd SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #5 Missouri, 59-42
Historical Events for 6th December 2018
963 – Leo VIII elected Pope
1875 – 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes
1907 – Coal mine explosions in Monongah, West Virginia kills 361
1956 – Against the background of the Soviet invasion of Hungary the nations square off at the Melbourne Olympics in a famous water polo match; game called off with Hungary leading 4-0 and near riot halted by police; Hungary goes on to win gold medal
1968 – Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years
1973 – NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington, D.C. (doesn’t happen)
1987 – Christa Rothenburger skates female world record 500m (39.39 sec)
1988 – Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest)
1992 – 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)
1992 – 300,000 hindus destroy mosque of Babri India, 4 die