Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.

Later YanNorthern WeiBattle of Canhe Slope

Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.

Du FuChang'anEmperor Xuanzong of TangAn Lushan Rebellion

Louis the Stammerer (son of Charles the Bald) is crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom at Compiègne.

Louis the StammererCharles the BaldWest FranciaCompiègne

The first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the Lithuanian Civil War.

ŠvitrigailaSigismund KęstutaitisAshmyanyLithuanian Civil War (1431-35)

A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.

Margaret HughesAnne MarshallDesdemonaOthello

Premiere of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.

Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)

In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.

Apostolic constitutionIneffabilis DeusPope Pius IXDogmatic definitionImmaculate Conception

Pope Pius IX promulgates the encylical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.

Pope Pius IXQuanta curaSyllabus of ErrorsCatholic ChurchLiberalism

King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.

Gustaf V of SwedenMonarchy of Sweden

Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.

German EmpireGerman Imperial War Council of 8 December 1912

World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

World War IRoyal NavyGerman East Asia SquadronBattle of the Falkland Islands

Northern Ireland ceases to be part of the Irish Free State.

Partition of IrelandIrish Free State

The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.

Brookings InstitutionThink tankRobert S. Brookings

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.

World War IIFranklin D. RooseveltDecember 7Infamy SpeechUnited States declaration of war upon Japan

World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.)

Shanghai International SettlementJapanese invasion of MalayaJapanese invasion of ThailandBattle of Hong KongPhilippines Campaign (1941-42)

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.

Dwight D. EisenhowerAtoms for Peace

The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.

Flag of EuropeCouncil of Europe

Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.

1962-63 New York City newspaper strike

Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.

Pan Am Flight 214Boeing 707LightningElkton, Maryland

The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

SS HeraklionAegean Sea

Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history.

Olympic Airways Flight 954Douglas DC-6

Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi.

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Indian NavyOperation PythonWest PakistanKarachi

United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.

United Airlines Flight 553Boeing 737Chicago Midway International Airport

A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.

Greek republic referendum, 1974Monarchy of Greece

Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.

BeatleJohn LennonDeath of John LennonThe Dakota

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia is established.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel-Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada.

Palestinian refugeeErez CrossingIsrael-Gaza barrierFirst Intifada

A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.

United States Air ForceFairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II1988 Remscheid A-10 crashRemscheid

The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

BelarusUkraineSoviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent States