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December 8 is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 23 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
AD 69 – Vespasian became the fourth Roman emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors . 1883 – The Royal Canadian Regiment and the Royal Canadian Dragoons, the oldest regular regiments of the Canadian Army, were both formed. 1910 – In the second-worst mining accident in England, an underground explosion at the Pretoria Pit in Over Hulton ...
December 20. Russian and U.S. Implementation Force troops. 1852 – Led by George Cathcart, British troops defeated Basuto and Taung forces at the Battle of Berea in present-day Lesotho, leading to an offer of peace from King Moshoeshoe I. 1940 – The superhero Captain America made his first published appearance in the comic book Captain ...
Saint Nicholas Day. Saint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December (and/or its eve on 5 Dec.)) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
785558855. Tenth of December is a collection of short stories by American author George Saunders. It includes stories published in various magazines between 1995 and 2012. The book was published on January 8, 2013, by Random House. One of the stories, "Home", was a 2011 Bram Stoker Award finalist. [1] Tenth of December was selected as one of ...
19 december. Namnsdag: Isak (Sverige) • Isak (finlandssvenska) Denna dag i historien: 1666 – Lunds universitet instiftas. 1843 – Charles Dickens En julsaga publiceras i Storbritannien (se bild). 1863 – Den första fotbollsmatchen enligt Football Associations regler spelas. 1969 – Evert Taubes hem Sjösala bränns ned av en förvirrad ...
Signature. Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical ...
