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What happened in history on this day: December 6?
On December 6 in ...
- 963 - Leo VIII elected Pope.
- 1160 - Jean Bodels "Jeu de Saint Nicholas" premieres in Arras.
- 1185 - Afonso I the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at age 76.
- 1196 - Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood".
- 1240 - Mongols under Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kiev.
- 1285 - Birth of Ferdinand V king of Castile and León.
- 1352 - Clement VI [Pierre Roger] Pope (1342-52), dies.
- 1421 - Birth of Henry VI king of England (1422-61, 1470-71).
- 1424 - Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews.
- 1491 - King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne.
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus lands and names La Isla Española (later Hispaniola, Haiti, Dominican Republic).
- 1527 - Pope Clemens VII flees to Orvieto.
- 1531 - John Volkertsz Trimaker Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded.
- 1534 - Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish.
- 1550 - Birth of Orazio Tiberio Vecchi composer.
- 1550 - Pieter Coecke van Aelst Flemish painter, dies at age 48.
- 1562 - Jan van Scorel Dutch painter/architect, dies.
- 1598 - Elbertus Leoninus Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about age 78.
- 1608 - Birth of George Monck/Monk English general/Governor of Scotland.
- 1631 - First predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed.
- 1640 - Matthijs Elsevier Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at age 75.
- 1641 - Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands.
- 1648 - Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament. Rump parliament establishes High Court of Justice to try the King for high treason by levying war against his people.
- 1723 - Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution.
- 1732 - First play in American colonies acted by professional players, New York City, New York.
- 1732 - Birth of Warren Hastings England, first Governorernor-General of India (1773-84).
- 1756 - British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
- 1768 - First edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland).
- 1790 - US Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol.
- 1792 - Birth of Abraham J van de Aa; lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary).
- 1792 - Birth of Willem II Frederik, King of Netherlands (1840-49).
- 1793 - Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of French King Louis XV, is beheaded.
- 1808 - Birth of Johan M Dautzenberg; Flemish author (Future).
- 1809 - Birth of Stephen Thomas; US Brigadier-General (Union volunteers) (dies 1903).
- 1816 - Birth of Henry Eustace McCulloch; Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) (dies 1895).
- 1820 - US President James Monroe is re-elected, with Daniel D Tompkins as Vice-President.
- 1825 - US President John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory.
- 1831 - Birth of Joshua Woodrow Sill; US Brigadier-General (Union volunteers) (dies 1862).
- 1833 - Birth of John Singleton Mosby; lawyer/Colonel (Confederate Army) (dies 1916).
- 1843 - Amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens.
- 1849 - Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland.
- 1862 - US President Abraham Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
- 1865 - Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at age 56.
- 1866 - Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 metres into Lake Michigan is completed.
- 1869 - Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/author (People's Welfare), dies at age 54.
- 1870 - Birth of William S Hart; actor, silent Western films (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds).
- 1873 - First international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1.
- 1873 - Manuel Acuña, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadáver), dies at age 24.
- 1876 - First crematorium in US begins operation, in Washington, Pennsylvania.
- 1876 - Birth of Dewi Angrènie [Martha CA Giese]; Flemish/Dutch actress (Champagne).
- 1876 - City of Anaheim, California, incorporated for second time.
- 1877 - First sound recording is made (Thomas Edison).
- 1877 - Washington Post publishes first edition.
- 1882 - Atmosphere of planet Venus detected during transit.
- 1884 - In Washington, D.C., the monument to president George Washington, a tower of white marble with an aluminum capstone, is completed.
- 1884 - Birth of Rose Schneiderman in New York, USA; Department of Labor Secretary (1937-44).
- 1885 - Birth of Albrecht Schaeffer; German writer (The General).
- 1886 - Birth of Joyce Kilmer; US poet (Trees).
- 1887 - Birth of Lynn Fontanne in in Woodford, England; actress (Dulcy, Arms and the Man, The Magnificent Yankee (Emmy award), US Steel Hour, Producer's Showcase), narrator (Peter Pan (1960)).
- 1889 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (1861-65), dies at age 81.
- 1892 - Birth of F Osbert S Sitwell in London, England; poet/writer (Out of the Flame).
- 1892 - Birth of Lina Carstens in Wiesbaden, Germany; actress (Homeland, Broken Jug).
- 1892 - E Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at age 75.
- 1893 - Birth of Lou Little; college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960).
- 1896 - Birth of George Trafton; NFL center (Chicago Bears).
- 1896 - Birth of Ira Gershwin; lyricist ("'S Wonderful", "I Got Rhythm").
- 1896 - D T Suzuki finds the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura.
- 1898 - Birth of Gunnar Myrdal in Sweden; sociologist/economist (Nobel Prize 1974).
- 1898 - Birth of Herman Shumlin; actor (Watch on the Rhine).
- 1899 - Birth of Nikolai Batalov in Moscow, Russia; actor (Mother).
- 1900 - Birth of Agnes Moorehead in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Mercury Players radio show, Suspense, The Mayor of the Town, Endora - Bewitched, The Wild Wild West (Emmy award)).
- 1904 - Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary).
- 1907 - Coal mine explosions in Monongah, West Virginia, kills 361.
- 1909 - Birth of Alan McGilvray; cricket player (20 games for New South Wales mid 1930s)/commentator (ABC).
- 1912 - China votes for universal human rights.
- 1913 - Birth of Eleanor Holm in New York City, New York, USA; 100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932).
- 1913 - Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1914 - Birth of Cyril Washbrook; cricket player (stalwart Lancs and England opener).
- 1914 - German troops overrun Lódz.
- 1916 - German army under General August von Mackensen occupies Bucharest.
- 1917 - Finland declares independence from Russia.
- 1917 - French munitions ship Mont Blanc explodes in Halifax, kills 1,639+ and injures 9,000+. Most powerful man-made explosion to date.
- 1918 - Birth of Harold Horace Hopkins; inventor (Endoscope).
- 1920 - Birth of Dave Brubeck in Concord, California, USA; jazz pianist/composer ("Gates of Justice").
- 1921 - Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland.
- 1921 - Birth of Otto Graham; AAFC/NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns).
- 1922 - First constitution of Irish Free State comes into operation.
- 1922 - First electric power line commercial carrier in US, in Utica, New York.
- 1922 - A rain of stony meteorites occurs in Tsarev, Russia, dispersed over 65km2, estimated 1300kg site, 80 recovered meteorites, ranging 50 grams to 284kg.
- 1924 - Birth of Susan Foster in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Sierra).
- 1924 - Birth of Wally Cox in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Mr. Peepers TV show, The Adventures of Hiram Holiday), panelist (Hollywood Squares).
- 1925 - Birth of Andy Robustelli; NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants).
- 1925 - Birth of Francine Irving Neff; US Treasurer (1974-77).
- 1925 - Italy, Britain and Egypt sign Jaghbub accord (Italy).
- 1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears football beat New York Giants 19-7.
- 1926 - Birth of Martti Katajisto in Parkano, Finland; actor (Mar Oksalla Ylimmaellae).
- 1926 - Claude [Oscar] Monet, French painter (impressionist), dies at age 86.
- 1928 - Birth of Bobby Van AKA Robert Stein in New York City, New York, USA; singer/dancer/actor/host (Hollywood Palace, Showoffs TV show, The Fun Factory, Make Me Laugh, Tattletales, Match Game).
- 1928 - Birth of Bert Geoffrey Achong; inventor (electron microscopist).
- 1929 - Birth of King Moody in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Shtarker - Get Smart).
- 1929 - Turkey introduces female suffrage.
- 1930 - 18th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Regina Roughriders, 11-6.
- 1932 - Birth of Don King in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; boxing promoter (Muhammud Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson).
- 1933 - Birth of Jim Pothecary; cricket player (South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour).
- 1934 - Birth of Nick Bockwinkel; wrestler (WCW/AWA).
- 1938 - 117 Spanish knights under Captain Piet Laros return to Netherlands.
- 1938 - Birth of David Ossman; comedian (Firesign Theater).
- 1938 - France and Germany sign Ribbentrop-Bonnet Pact, disclaiming territorial designs.
- 1939 - 5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (Half Back).
- 1939 - Birth of Tomás Svoboda in Paris, France; Czechoslovakian composer (Etude).
- 1940 - Birth of Steve Alaimo in Rochester, New York, USA; rocker (Mashed Potatoes).
- 1940 - Charlie Hime, cricket player (one Test for South Africa 1895), dies.
- 1940 - Gestapo arrest German resistance fighter/poster artist Helen Ernst.
- 1940 - Pietro Badoglio resigns as viceroy of Ethiopia.
- 1941 - The British government declares war on Finland, Hungary, and Romania.
- 1941 - Birth of Helen Cornelius in Hannibal, Missouri, USA; country singer (Nashville on the Road).
- 1941 - Birth of John Nelson in San José, Costa Rica; conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz).
- 1941 - Birth of Richard Speck; mass murderer (killed 8 student nurses in 1966).
- 1941 - Dutch and British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore.
- 1941 - King Leopold of Belgium marries Lilian Baels.
- 1941 - New York City Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens.
- 1942 - Birth of Leonard Borisoff AKA Len Barry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rocker (Bristol Stomp).
- 1942 - Birth of Peter Handke; Austrian songwriter ("Ritt über den Bodensee").
- 1942 - Queen Wilhelmina announces Dutch Commonwealth.
- 1942 - British Royal Air Force bombs Dutch Philips factory (150 die).
- 1943 - Birth of Mike Smith in London, England; rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5 - "Glad All Over").
- 1944 - Birth of Jonathan King in London, England; singer ("Everyone's Gone to the Moon").
- 1944 - US 95th Infantry division reaches German Westwall.
- 1945 - Birth of James Naughton in Middletown, Connecticut, USA; actor (Trauma Center, Making the Grade, Stranger is Watching).
- 1945 - Birth of Larry Bowa; second baseman (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1946 - Birth of Terence Knox in Richland, Washington, USA; actor (Tour of Duty, Saint Elsewhere).
- 1946 - Birth of Frank Hayes; cricket player (106 England versus West Indies on debut 1973).
- 1946 - Birth of Frankie Beverly; rhythm-and-blues singer (Maze).
- 1948 - Birth of Don Nickles; American politician (Senator-Republican-Oklahoma).
- 1948 - Birth of JoBeth Williams in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Kramer versus Kramer, Poltergeist, Miss Match, Payne, Guiding Light).
- 1948 - Birth of Marius Mueller-Westernhagen in Duesseldorf, Germany; rocker (Stinker).
- 1948 - CBS-TV debuts Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts TV show.
- 1949 - Birth of Peter Willey; cricket player (England batsman late 1970s early 1980s).
- 1949 - Death of Huddie William Ledbetter AKA Leadbelly at age 60 of Lou Gehrig's disease in New York City, New York, USA; blues and folk singer ("Midnight Special", "Rock Island Line", "Goodnight Irene").
- 1950 - Birth of Daniel Sahuleka; Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad).
- 1950 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud.
- 1952 - Birth of Ric Charlesworth; cricket player (Western Australia opener, Australian hockey captain), British Member of Parliament (Labour).
- 1952 - Birth of Terence Knox in Richland, Washington, USA; actor (Peter - St. Elsewhere).
- 1952 - Czechoslovakian government tells Israeli ambassador he is persona non grata.
- 1953 - Birth of Gina Hecht in Winter Park, Florida, USA; actress (Melanie - Hizzoner, Mork and Mindy).
- 1953 - Birth of Thomas Hulce in Plymouth, Michigan, USA; actor (Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park).
- 1953 - Birth of Kin Shriner in New York City, New York, USA, twin brother of Wil Shriner; actor (Scott - General Hospital, Rituals, Justice League, Port Charles, As the World Turns, Young and the Restless).
- 1953 - Birth of Wil Shriner in New York City, New York, USA, twin brother of Kin Shriner; comedian, talk show host (Wil Shriner Show).
- 1953 - Cleveland Browns' Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating New York Giants 62-14.
- 1953 - Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at age 48.
- 1954 - Birth of Miles Chapin in New York City, New York, USA; actor (French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse).
- 1954 - Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt.
- 1955 - Birth of Bill Lloyd in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA; singer (Foster and Lloyd - "Crazy Over You").
- 1955 - Birth of Malcolm Jarvis; cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwe's first Test side).
- 1955 - Birth of Paul Richard Buckler AKA Rick Buckler; rock drummer (The Jam).
- 1955 - Birth of Steven Wright; droll comedian (Steven Wright Live, Mad About You).
- 1955 - Birth of Tish Hinojosa in San Antonio, Texas, USA; country singer ("Something in the Rain").
- 1955 - New York psychologist Joyce Brothers wins TV's $64,000 Question on boxing.
- 1956 - Happy Hunting opens at Majestic Theater in New York City for 413 performances.
- 1956 - Birth of Peter Buck; US pop guitarist (REM - "Murmur").
- 1956 - Birth of Randy Rhoads in Santa Monica, California, USA; rocker (Ozzy Osbourne - "Flying High Again").
- 1956 - Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in South Africa.
- 1957 - First US attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up.
- 1957 - AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (re-admitted in October 1987).
- 1957 - Birth of Luis Mariano Delis Fournier in Cuba; discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1980).
- 1957 - Indonesia begins nationalizing Dutch possessions.
- 1958 - US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back.
- 1959 - Death of Len Doyle at age 66; actor (Harrington - Mr District Attorney radio and TV show).
- 1960 - American League grants Gene Autry a franchise, Los Angeles Angels.
- 1960 - Birth of Jasmina Perazic Gipe; WNBA guard/forward (New York Liberty).
- 1961 - Birth of David Lovering; rock musician (Pixies).
- 1961 - 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (Half Back).
- 1961 - Death of Adam Pietz, sculptor, medalist, engraver, etcher, assistant engraver at the US Mint (1927-1946).
- 1962 - Birth of Ben Watt; rocker (Everything but the Girl - "Sir Idlewood").
- 1962 - Birth of Janine Turner; actress (Strong Medicine, Northern Exposure).
- 1962 - US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program.
- 1963 - The Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans.
- 1963 - Birth of Janine Turner in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; actress (Maggie - Northern Exposure).
- 1963 - Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language Boundary), dies at age 81.
- 1964 - Birth of Will Johnson; Canadian Football League defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1964 - President Segni of Italy resigns.
- 1964 - NBC airs the Rankin-Bass holiday TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the first time.
- 1965 - Two trucks crash into a crowd of dancers in Sotouboua, Togo, killing 125.
- 1966 - Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium.
- 1967 - Birth of Kevin Appier in Lancaster, California, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals).
- 1967 - Birth of Spanky Marcus in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Jimmy Joe - Mary Hartman).
- 1967 - USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan.
- 1968 - Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after three years.
- 1968 - PBA National Championship won by Wayne Zahn.
- 1969 - 300,000 attend the Altamont, California, rock concert featuring The Rolling Stones.
- 1969 - Birth of Elmore Spencer; NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg Knox; Canadian Football League safety (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1970 - Birth of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg; rock musician (Ace of Base).
- 1970 - Birth of Eric Mahlum; NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers' first NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106.
- 1970 - Thomas S Power, US Air Force-General (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at age 65.
- 1971 - Birth of Ainsley Robinson in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; 62kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of David Defiagbon in Sapele, Nigeria; Canadian boxer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Matt Maloney; NBA guard (Houston Rockets).
- 1971 - Birth of Richard Krajicek in the Netherlands; tennis star (Wimbledon-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Rika Hiraki in Beirut, Lebanon; tennis star (1992 Japan doubles).
- 1971 - Birth of Thomas Bailey; NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1971 - Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Plough), dies at age 86.
- 1972 - Birth of Brendan Garard; Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Gary Bandy; NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1972 - Birth of James Logan; NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike Gruttadauri; NFL corner (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1972 - Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at age 38.
- 1973 - Bahrain's constitution goes into effect.
- 1973 - Birth of Tim Kohn; football guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders).
- 1973 - Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected US Vice-President, succeeds Spiro T Agnew.
- 1973 - National League votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen).
- 1973 - Robert A Watson-Watt, physicist (radar), dies at age 81 in England.
- 1974 - Birth of Arjan Ebbinge; soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1975 - 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (Running Back).
- 1975 - Birth of Natalie Titcume; Australian softball catcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1975 - US President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meet with Indonesian president Suharto, agreeing to a planned attack on East Timor.
- 1976 - Birth of Colleen Haskell; actress (Survivor TV show).
- 1976 - Birth of Alicia Machado in Venezuela; Miss Universe (1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Lindsay Price in Arcadia, California; actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children, Pepper Dennis, Beverly Hills 90210).
- 1976 - War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 1977 - South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence.
- 1978 - The Spanish Constitution officially restores the country's democratic government.
- 1980 - NASA launches Intelsat V.
- 1981 - Rob de Castella of Australia sets marathon record at 2:08:18.
- 1982 - Eleven soldiers and six civilians die when a bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army explodes in a pub/disco in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland.
- 1983 - A bomb planted on a bus in Jerusalem explodes, killing six Israelis.
- 1984 - Hijackers aboard Kuwaiti jetliner kill second hostage.
- 1984 - Ruth Cummings, actress (Daybreak, Dream of Love), dies at age 90.
- 1985 - Death of Burr Tillstrom at age 68 of heart failure; puppeteer (Kukla Fran and Ollie TV show).
- 1985 - United Kingdom joins US Strategic Defence Initiative project.
- 1986 - 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback).
- 1986 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.
- 1987 - Three satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun".
- 1987 - Christa Rothenburger skates female world record 500 metre (39.39 seconds).
- 1987 - James Dobson, actor (Impulse, Jet Attack, Okinawa), dies.
- 1987 - Jane Crafter/Steve Jones win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1988 - In southern Iran, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs.
- 1988 - Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million; Eli Jacobs becomes CEO.
- 1988 - Death of Bill Harris at age 63; guitarist (The Clovers - "Love Potion No 9").
- 1988 - Carlos Andrés Pérez re-elected President of Venezuela.
- 1988 - Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets versus West Indies at the WACA but Australia lose.
- 1988 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (second fastest).
- 1988 - Nelson Mandela is transferred to Victor Vester Prison, Capetown, South Africa.
- 1988 - Death of Roy Orbison at age 52 of a heart attack near Nashville, Tennessee, USA; singer ("Oh, Pretty Woman", "Only the Lonely", The Traveling Wilburys).
- 1988 - STS-27 Atlantis lands in California after secret mission.
- 1989 - Death of Frances Bavier at age 86 of a heart attack; actress (Aunt Bee - The Andy Griffith Show).
- 1989 - John Paine, actor (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at age 77.
- 1989 - Mafia drug kingpin bombs security force at Bogotá, Colombia, kills 52.
- 1989 - In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique, then kills himself.
- 1989 - The final episode (until 2005) of the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who is broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom.
- 1990 - French President and Geman Chancellor commit themselves to the goal of a federal Europe.
- 1990 - NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning.
- 1990 - Iraqi president Saddam Hussein anounces the release of all foreign hostages.
- 1990 - Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100.
- 1990 - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1957-70), dies.
- 1990 - President Hossain Mohammad Ershad of Bangladesh is forced to resign following massive protests.
- 1991 - Ann Sorg Coston, actress (Anna - Aldrich Family), dies at age 62.
- 1991 - Death of Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913).
- 1992 - 300,000 Hindus demolish Babri Masjid (a 16th century mosque) in Ayodhya, India. Four die; riots follow.
- 1992 - 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1).
- 1992 - Dottie Mochrie/Dan Forsmann win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1992 - The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the series Woops!.
- 1992 - Death of Hank Worden at age 91; actor (Red River, Twin Peaks, The Lone Ranger, Petticoat Junction).
- 1992 - Percy Herbert, actor (Captain Apache), dies of heart attack at age 72.
- 1992 - San Francisco 49ers' player Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown.
- 1992 - San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds.
- 1993 - Death of Don Ameche at age 85 of prostate cancer; actor (Betty and Bob radio show, Grand Hotel, First Nighter, The (Battling) Bickersons, Charlie McCarthy Show, Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show TV show, Cocoon movie).
- 1993 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7:13.29.
- 1993 - Professor Wolfgang Paul, German physicist (Nobel Prize 1989), dies at age 80.
- 1993 - Rita Macedo, actress (Divinas Palabras), dies of heart attack at age 65.
- 1993 - Rouaz Lakhdar, Algerian supreme court justice, murdered.
- 1994 - AJ Bronkhorst, vicar/theologist (Reform The Netherlands), dies at age 80.
- 1994 - Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (A Hard Day's Night), dies at age 69.
- 1994 - Gian Maria Volonte, actresss (Fistful of Dollars), dies at age 61.
- 1994 - Maltese Falcon auctioned for US$398,590.
- 1994 - Orange County, California, files for bankruptcy, due to risky investments.
- 1995 - Kathleen Harrison, actress (Fast Lady, Big Money), dies at age 103.
- 1996 - Mashonaland defeats England in first-class tour match.
- 1996 - [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, American commissioner (NFL), dies at age 70 (born 1926).
- 1997 - Death of Eliot Daniel at age 89; composer (I Love Lucy TV show theme).
- 1998 - Hugo Chávez Frías, former member of the Venezuelan military and politician, is elected President of Venezuela.
- 1998 - Death of Michael Zaslow at age 56 of Lou Gehrig's Disease; actor (One Life to Live, Search for Tomorrow, Love is a Many Splendored Thing).
- 2000 - Birth of Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón, grandson of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
- 2000 - Infogrames of France acquires Hasbro Interactive of the USA for US$5 million cash and US$95 million in stock.
- 2000 - Death of Werner Klemperer at age 80 from cancer; actor (Colonel Klink - Hogan's Heroes).
- 2003 - Death of Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (born 1918).
- 2004 - Terrorists attack the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing several people.
- 2005 - The Toronto Blue Jays agree to a five-year, US$55 million deal with A.J. Burnett.
- 2005 - Death of Devan Nair, President of Singapore (born 1923).
- 2005 - An Iranian C-130 Hercules airplane crashes into a ten-story building in a civilian area of Tehran, the capital of Iran, killing all 94 people aboard and 34 residents of the building.
- 2007 - A pipe bomb explodes in a law office in Paris, France, killing one person.
- 2008 - US heiress Martha "Sunny" von Bulow dies at age 76 in New York, following 28 years in a coma.
- 2008 - Police in Greece shoot and kill 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, leading to days of rioting throughout the country.
- 2008 - The University of Hawaii activates a new telescope designed specifically to look for dangerous asteroids under 1km diameter.
- 2008 - Death of Beverly Garland at age 82; actress (Decoy TV show, 7th Heaven, My Three Sons).
- 2009 - Peru and China ratify their Free Trade Agreement, to come into effect March 1, 2010.
- 2010 - Gold hits record US$1432.50.
- 2017 - The United States officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
- 2020 - Death of Tabaré Vázquez, 39th and 41st President of Uruguay (born 1940).
- 2021 - The United States announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in response to China's human rights record.
- 2021 - Death of Kåre Willoch, 30th Prime Minister of Norway (born 1928).
- 2021 - Court in Napyidaw, Myanmar, sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 years in prison for breaching coronavirus restrictions and disturbing public order.
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