390 – Roman emperor Theodosius admits debt on mass murder in Thessalonica
1643 – Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary.
1776 – George Washington crosses Delaware, surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians
1931 – Fleetwood-Smith takes 5-69 Victoria v Tas at Hobart
1939 – Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th red-nosed reindeer
1939 – Grimmett and Ward rip through Qld except Bill Brown (156)
1959 – A synagogue in Cologne Germany desecrated with swatstikas
1968 – 42 Dalits are burned alive in Kilavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, India, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit labourers
1969 – 5 Israeli gunboats escape from Cherbourg harbor
1976 – Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed