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December in History
There are 31 days in the month of December. The name comes from the Latin word 'decem' meaning ten (there were only ten months in the Roman calendar).
To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in December, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.
December
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December in history at random
Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during December in years gone by.
Some of the famous people born in the month of December
On 6th December 1965
The American actress Teri Hatcher was born.
On 8th December 1925
Entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. was born.
On 24th December 1911
The writer Malcolm MacEwen was born.
Some of the major events and happenings in the month of December
On 18th December 1865
Slavery was abolished in the USA.
On 8th December 1972
45 people are killed when a United Airlines plane crashes at Chicago's Midway Airport.
On 7th December 1842
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra played its first concert.
Some of the famous people who died in the month of December
On 11th December 1964
The American singer Sam Cooke was killed, age 33.
On 13th December 1983
The actress Leora Dana died, age 60.
On 5th December 1926
The French impressionist painter Claude Monet died, age 86.
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