What Happened On December 1

What Happened On Dec 1 Events

1145 Dec 1 Quantum Praedecessores Is Issued
Quantum praedecessores is a papal bull issued on December 1, 1145, by Pope Eugenius III, calling for a Second Crusade. It was the first papal bull issued with a crusade as its subject. ...
1838 Dec 1
to 1839 Apr 6
 Joseph Smith Jr. Is Imprisoned In Liberty Jail
The Historic Liberty Jail is where Joseph Smith and five other Mormon leaders were held from December 1838 to April 1839. They were helpless while knowing that the Latter-day Saints were ...
1923 Dec 1 Gleno's Dam Collapse
On December the 1st, 1923, the Gleno dam, located in the Scalve valley (Lombardy), collapsed. The dam, a multiple arches structure, was partially sudden breached and the consequent flood ...
1934 Dec 1 Sergey Kirov is Killed
Sergey Kirov, a leader of the Russian Revolution and a high-ranking member of the Politburo, is shot to death at his Leningrad office by Communist Party member Leonid Nikolayev, likely at...
1938 Dec 1 "Aleksander Nevski" Is Released
Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) is a 1938 historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, in association with Dmitri Vasilyev and a script co-written with Pyotr Pavlenk...
1939 Dec 1 Soviet Union Forms Puppet Government Intended to Rule Finland
On 1 December, the Soviet Union formed a puppet government intended to rule Finland once the war was over. Called the Finnish Democratic Republic, it was headed by O. W. Kuusinen. The gov...
1940 Dec 1 Richard Pryor is Born
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 — December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of ra...
1955 Dec 1
to 1956 Dec 20
 Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its publi...
1955 Dec 1 Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Seat on Bus
"I did not get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home. " —Rosa Parks
1956 Dec 1 "The Girl Can't Help It" Is Released
The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 comedy/musical film, starring Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, and Edmond O'Brien. It was produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, with a screenplay written by ...
1957 Dec 1 New York City Ballet Debuts "Agon"
On December 1, 1957, the New York City Ballet debuted Agon, a collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer George Balanchine. The "Pas de deux" choreographed by Balanc...
1957 Dec 1 The Crickets Perform "Peggy Sue" and "That'll be the Day" on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Crickets performed "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 1.
1958 Dec 1 Fire at Our Lady of the Angels School kills 92 students and 3 nuns
On December 1, 1958, a fire broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels catholic school in Chicago, educational home to approximately 1,600 students in Kindergarten through 8th gr...
1963 Dec 1 Madonna's Mother Dies
Madonna was raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township (now Rochester Hills). Her mother died of breast cancer at age 30 on December 1, 1963. Then her father married the f...
1966 Dec 1 Steve Spurrier Wins Heisman Trophy
“Super Steve” Spurrier, University of Florida quarterback 6’2, 203 pounds, broke many Florida and South eastern Conference records. This brilliant field general had a tremendous gridiron ...
1967 Dec 1 Jimi Hendrix releases Axis: Bold as Love
Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Ex...
1977 Dec 1 Aerosmith releases Draw the Line
Draw the Line is the fifth album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1977. The album was recorded in an abandoned convent near New York City, rented out for that purpose. Th...
1977 Dec 1 Nickelodeon is Launched
Nickelodeon was launched on December 1, 1977 as the Pinwheel channel in Columbus, Ohio alongside the QUBE cable system (now Time Warner Cable). During its broadcast day, it would air s...
1978 Dec 1 Mathew Kearney is born
Mathew Kearney (pronounced /ˈkɑrni/; born December 1, 1978) is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received critical acclaim and wi...
1982 Dec 1 "Ziggy's Gift" Holiday Special Airs
Ziggy's Gift is an Emmy-award winning animated TV special made in 1982, based on the comic strip Ziggy. It was written by Ziggy's creator Tom Wilson and directed by Richard Williams. A...
1985 Dec 1 Sepultura release Bestial Devastation
Bestial Devastation is an EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1985 through Cogumelo Records. It is their first official release, and originally appeared alongside Over...
1987 Dec 1 Mega Man Released on the NES in North America
Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES/Famicom. It is the first game to star Mega Man and is the first of the original ...
1988 Dec 1 First Observance of World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in ...
1989 Dec 1 Savatage release Gutter Ballet
Gutter Ballet is the sixth album produced by the progressive metal band Savatage. This was the second album created under the direction of producer Paul O'Neill and was initially released...
1994 Dec 1 Dimmu Borgir releases For All Tid
For All Tid ("Forever", or, literally, "For All Time" in English) is the first studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was re-released in 1997 with their new...
1996 Dec 1 Ayman Zawahiri Detained in Russia
Ayman al-Zawahiri is arrested in Russia, for illegally crossing the Russian boarder. Zawahiri posed as a Sudanese merchant. He was sentenced to six months, but was released weeks after th...
1999 Dec 1 South Park Episode 315 - "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics"
Mr. Hankey introduces 10 musical segments highlighting songs the on the CD "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics." The boys and all of the other South Park characters sing their own songs for ...
2001 Dec 1 2001 Ben Yehuda Street bombings
On December 1, 2001 two suicide bombers detonated themselves on Ben Yehuda Street, followed by a car bomb set to go off as paramedics arrived. Eleven people were killed, including many ch...
2004 Dec 1 America's Next Top Model Cycle 3 Episode 11
For their challenge the girls learned and then were tested on their knowledge about the Tea Ceremony. Yaya won her fifth challenge in a row, and picked Amanda to go to a hot spring. The g...
2004 Dec 1 South Park Episode 812 - "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset"
All the fourth grade girls idolize a rich, famous and spoiled socialite. They even have her brand new toy set that comes complete with video camera, night vision filter, play money and lo...
2005 Dec 1 Airing of 'The LeBrons' Nike Commercial, 'Behind the Scenes'
The LeBrons are a mock family of LeBron James featured in commercials for Nike's line of LeBron James shoes. The four members of the family each represent an aspect of LeBron's personalit...
2005 Dec 1 Oprah Winfrey Appears On The Late Show With David Letterman
On December 1, 2005, Winfrey appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to promote the new Broadway musical The Color Purple, of which she was a producer, joining the host for the fir...
2006 Dec 1 Hannah Montana Season 1 Episode 20
Miley and Jackson get credit cards for emergencies only. Miley maxes out her card and has to sell used Hannah Montana items in order to pay for it.
2006 Dec 1 "The Island of Dr. Moreau" Rifftrax is Released
And the people cried out with one voice, "Maketh us a movie in which Marlon Brando can don a muumuu, false teeth, clown white make-up and a really gay bonnet. See that it also stareth ...
2008 Dec 1 "Best Days Of Your Life" Is Released
Swift made a cameo appearance in Kellie Pickler's music video "Best Days of Your Life".
2008 Dec 1 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 107-88
The Celtics were thinking in playoff terms last night against the Orlando Magic. And the game reflected postseason intensity, the Celtics taking a 107-88 victory with the teams combining ...
2009 Dec 1 Boston Celtics defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 108-90
Ray Allen shook off a month of uncertainty about his perimeter game and returned to form last night against the Bobcats. After jokingly pondering whether every NBA rim needed to be oiled,...
2009 Dec 1 European Union Celebrates First Day of Lisbon Treaty
Top European Union officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to mark the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which is designed to ensure the bloc has a more influential say in world affai...
2009 Dec 1 Las batallas contra los persas
2009 Dec 1 New York Knicks defeat Phoenix Suns, 126-99
Danilo Gallinari sized up Earl Clark in the third quarter, took two dribbles to compose himself and fired away from 28 feet. Swish. "When he starts shooting like that," Chris Duhon ...
2009 Dec 1 North Korea Revalues Currency, Causing Increase in the Value of the US Dollar and Chinese Yuan
In a move which has surprised the world and might have an impact on markets everywhere, and has happened after 17 long years, North Korea has sharply revalued its currency, as has been co...
2009 Dec 1 President Obama Announces 30,000-Troop Surge in Afghanistan After Months of Deliberation
President Obama has made a necessary, mature national security decision on Afghanistan – a state of affairs that he seems embarrassed about. Philosophically, Obama’s West Point speech ...
2009 Dec 1 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Pronto"
2009 Dec 1 The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood Released
PRESS RELEASE WESTWOOD, MA – September 4, 2009 - Turbine, Inc. today unveiled The Lord of the Rings Online™: Siege of Mirkwood™, the digital expansion to the award-winning massively mu...