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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[220]] &ndash; [[Emperor Xian of Han]] is forced to abdicate the throne by [[Cao Cao]]'s son [[Cao Pi]], [[End of the Han dynasty|ending the Han dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|last=De Crespigny|first=Rage|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD)|location=Leiden, Netherlands|publisher=Brill|date=2007|isbn=9789004156050|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49OvCQAAQBAJ|pages=ix, 555}}</ref>
* [[361]] &ndash; [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]] enters [[Constantinople]] as sole [[Roman emperor|Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Greenwood|first=David Neal|title=Julian and Christianity: Revisiting the Constantinian Revolution|location=Ithaca, N.Y.|publisher=Cornell University Press|date=2021|isbn=9781501755477|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ze78DwAAQBAJ|page=37}}</ref>
* [[861]] &ndash; Assassination of the [[Abbasid]] caliph [[al-Mutawakkil]] by the Turkish guard, who raise [[al-Muntasir]] to the throne, start of the "[[Anarchy at Samarra]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Mottahedeh|first=Roy|chapter=The 'Abbāsid Caliphate in Iran|title=The Cambridge History of Iran. Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs|editor-last=Frye|editor-first=R.N.|location=Cambridge, U.K.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1975|isbn=9780521069359|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC|pages=77–78}}</ref>
* [[969]] &ndash; [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] is assassinated by his wife [[Theophano (born Anastaso)|Theophano]] and her lover, the later Emperor [[John I Tzimiskes]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sullivan|first=Denis F.|chapter=Nikephoros II Phokas|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Volume 3: Mercenaries—Zürich, Siege of|editor-last=Rogers|editor-first=Clifford J.|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780195334036|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mzwpq6bLHhMC|page=60}}</ref>
*[[1041]] &ndash; [[Michael V Kalaphates|Michael V]], adoptive son of Empress [[Zoë Porphyrogenita|Zoë of Byzantium]], is proclaimed emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Skylitzes|first=John|translator-last=Wortley|translator-first=John|title=John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2010|isbn=9781107404748|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vGE8Xq832A0C|page=391, fn. 4}}</ref>
*[[1239]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Benavente]]: the heiresses of the [[Kingdom of León]] renounce their throne to King [[Ferdinand III of Castile]]<ref>H. Salvador Martínez, ''Alfonso X, the Learned: A Biography'' (Brill, 2010), p. 32.</ref>
*[[1282]] &ndash; [[Battle of Orewin Bridge]]: [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]], the last native [[Prince of Wales]], is killed at [[Cilmeri]] near [[Builth Wells]] in [[Mid Wales|mid-Wales]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=J. Beverley|title=Llywelyn ap Gruffudd: Prince of Wales|location=Cardiff|publisher=University of Wales Press|date=2014|isbn=9781783160068|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yl6uBwAAQBAJ|pages=561–567}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; A surprise attack by forces under the command of [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]], and his brother-in-law, [[Philip III of Spain]], is repelled by the citizens of [[Geneva]]. (Commemorated annually by the ''[[L'Escalade|Fête de l'Escalade]]''.)
*[[1640]] &ndash; The [[Root and Branch petition]], signed by 15,000 Londoners calling for the abolition of the [[Episcopal polity|episcopacy]], is presented to the [[Long Parliament]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rees|first1=John|title=The Leveller Revolution|date=2016|publisher=Verso|isbn=978-1784783907|page=2}}</ref>
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Antonio de Vea expedition]] enters [[San Rafael Lake]] in western Patagonia.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anuario Hidrográfico de la Marina de Chile|year=1886|location=Valparaíso|pages=539–596|chapter=Expedición de Antonio de Vea|author-last=de Vea|author-first=Antonio|chapter-url=http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:74532|language=es}}</ref>
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Glorious Revolution]]: [[James II of England]], while trying to flee to France, throws the [[Great Seal of the Realm]] into the [[River Thames]].
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: King [[Louis XVI of France]] [[Trial of Louis XVI|is put on trial for treason]] by the [[National Convention]].
*[[1815]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance]].
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Indiana]] becomes the 19th [[U.S. state]].
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Paraguayan War]]: [[Brazilian Army|Brazilian troops]] defeat the [[Paraguayan Army]] at the [[Battle of Avay]].
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Second Boer War]]: In the [[Battle of Magersfontein]] the [[Boer]]s commanded by general [[Piet Cronjé]] inflict a defeat on the forces of the [[British Empire]] commanded by [[Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen|Lord Methuen]] trying to relieve the [[Siege of Kimberley]].

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Guglielmo Marconi]] transmits the first transatlantic radio signal from [[Poldhu, Cornwall]], England to [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|Saint John's]], [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Burbank|first=Richard|title=Twentieth Century Music|location=New York City, USA|publisher=Facts on File Publication, New York City, NY|year=1984|isbn=0-87196-464-3|page=11}}|</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; A workers' uprising occurs in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine (then part of the [[Russian Empire]]), and establishes the [[Shuliavka Republic]].
*[[1907]] &ndash; The [[New Zealand Parliament Buildings]] are almost completely destroyed by fire.
*[[1913]] &ndash; More than two years after it was stolen from the [[Louvre]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s painting ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' is recovered in [[Florence]], Italy. The thief, [[Vincenzo Peruggia]], is immediately arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mona Lisa Timeline |url=https://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/mona_lisa/mlevel_1/mtimeline.html| access-date=2021-12-12 |website=www.pbs.org}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: British General [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby|Edmund Allenby]] enters [[Jerusalem]] on foot and declares [[martial law]].
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Irish War of Independence]]: In retaliation for a recent [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] ambush, British forces [[Burning of Cork|burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city]]. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Pope|papal]] [[encyclical]] ''[[Quas primas]]'' introduces the [[Feast of Christ the King]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Guangzhou Uprising]]: [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] [[Red Guards (China)|Red Guards]] launch an uprising in [[Guangzhou]], China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou [[Soviet (council)|Soviet]].
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Statute of Westminster 1931]]: The [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] establishes legislative equality between the UK and the [[Dominion]]s of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]&mdash;Australia, Canada, [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], [[Dominion of New Zealand|New Zealand]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]], and [[Irish Free State|Ireland]].
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Bill W.|Bill Wilson]], co-founder of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]], takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|Abdication Crisis]]: [[Edward VIII]]'s abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the [[Dominion|British Dominions beyond the Seas]], and [[Emperor of India]], becomes effective.
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]]: [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] leaves the [[League of Nations]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the [[Empire of Japan]] in the wake of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.
*  1941   &ndash; World War II: [[Polish government-in-exile|Poland]] declares war on the [[Empire of Japan]].
*  1941   &ndash; World War II: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the [[Battle of Wake Island]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund ([[UNICEF]]) is established.
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[1948 Arab–Israeli War|Arab–Israeli War]]: The [[United Nations]] passes [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194|General Assembly Resolution 194]], creating a [[United Nations Conciliation Commission|Conciliation Commission]] to mediate the conflict.
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[French Upper Volta]] and [[French Dahomey]] gain self-government from [[French Fourth Republic|France]], becoming the [[Republic of Upper Volta]] (now [[Burkina Faso]]) and the [[Republic of Dahomey]] (now [[Benin]]), respectively, and joining the [[French Community]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in [[French Algeria]] during a visit by [[President of France|French President]] [[Charles de Gaulle]].
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Arthur Lucas]], convicted of murder, is the last person to be [[Capital punishment in Canada|executed in Canada]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Che Guevara]] speaks at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in New York City.
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Apollo 17]] becomes the sixth and final [[Apollo program|Apollo mission]] to land on the [[Moon]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; The [[Lufthansa heist]] is committed by a group led by [[Lucchese crime family|Lucchese family]] associate [[James Burke (gangster)|Jimmy Burke]]. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
*[[1980]] &ndash; The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ([[Superfund]]) is enacted by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[El Mozote massacre]]: Armed forces in [[El Salvador]] kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the [[Salvadoran Civil War]].
*[[1988]] &ndash; A [[Soviet Air Forces|Soviet Air Force]] Il-76 aircraft [[1988 Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash|crashes]] while participating in the [[1988 Armenian earthquake|Armenian earthquake]] relief, killing 78 people.<ref name="Remnick">{{cite news |last1=Remnick |first1=D. |title=Soviet relief plane crashes, killing 78 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/12/12/soviet-relief-plane-crashes-killing-78/cdaea6b8-841d-4d96-8cc8-05dfe7b9ec61/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |agency=The Washington Post |date=12 December 1988}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; Demonstrations by students and workers across [[Albania]] begin, which eventually trigger the [[fall of communism in Albania]].
*  1990   &ndash; Several fatal collisions in the [[1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster]] result in a total of 12 deaths and 42 being injured<ref>{{Cite book |title=Historic Disasters of East Tennessee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2ijDwAAQBAJ |last=Speaks |first=Dewaine A. |date=2019 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated | isbn=9781439667620 |access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; A block of the [[Highland Towers collapse|Highland Towers]] [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]] complex collapses following a [[landslide]] caused by heavy rain and water flowing from a construction site at [[Ampang, Kuala Lumpur|Ampang]] district in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia. 48 of its residents die, including one who died in hospital after being rescued alive, leaving only two survivors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=AFIQAH|date=December 11, 2018|title=26 Years On: The Day The Highland Tower Collapsed|url=https://rojakdaily.com/news/article/4024/24-years-on-the-day-the-highland-tower-collapsed|access-date=|website=Rojak Daily}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[First Chechen War]]: [[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]] orders Russian troops into [[Chechnya]].
*  1994   &ndash; A bomb explodes on [[Philippine Airlines Flight 434]], en route from [[Manila]], [[Philippines]], to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to land the plane safely.
*[[1997]] &ndash; The [[Kyoto Protocol]] opens for signature.
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Thai Airways International Flight 261|Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes]] near [[Surat Thani Airport]], killing 101. The pilot flying the [[Airbus A310-200]] is thought to have suffered [[spatial disorientation]].
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[SATA Air Açores Flight 530M]] crashes into [[Pico da Esperança]] on [[São Jorge Island]] in the [[Azores]], killing 35.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace ATP CS-TGM São Jorge Island, Azores|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991211-0|access-date=2020-12-08|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; China joins the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO).
*[[2005]] &ndash; The [[Buncefield fire|Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire]] in [[Hemel Hempstead]], England.
*  2005   &ndash; [[2005 Cronulla riots|Cronulla riots]]: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] in [[Cronulla, New South Wales]]; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
*[[2006]] &ndash; The [[International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust]] is opened in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], by then-president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
*  2006   &ndash; [[Felipe Calderón]], the [[President of Mexico]], launches a [[Operation Michoacán|military-led offensive]] to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of [[Michoacán]]. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the [[Mexican Drug War]].
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]]: [[December 11, 2007 Algiers bombings|Two car bombs explode]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]], one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Bernie Madoff]] is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50&nbsp;billion [[Ponzi scheme]].
*[[2009]] &ndash; Finnish game developer [[Rovio Entertainment]] releases the hit mobile game ''[[Angry Birds (video game)|Angry Birds]]'' internationally on [[iOS]].<ref name="tmo">{{cite web|date=February 11, 2010|title=Angry Birds|url=http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36184|access-date=March 24, 2011|work=Talk.Maemo.org}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in [[Aqrab massacre|bombings]] in the [[Alawite]] village of [[Aqrab]], [[Syria]].
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[2017 New York City Subway bombing|New York City Subway bombing]]: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the [[New York City Subway]], in the [[Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal (New York City Subway)|Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal]]. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
*[[2019]] &ndash; The results of the [[2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum]] are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]]'s independence.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Jessie|last1=Yeung|first2=Angus|last2=Watson|title=Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/asia/bougainville-papua-new-guinea-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2020-08-05|website=CNN|date=11 December 2019}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; The [[Food and Drug Administration]] issues an [[Emergency Use Authorization]] on the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]], the first [[COVID-19 vaccine]] to be approved by the agency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2022-01-05|title=CDC Museum COVID-19 Timeline|url=https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1445]] &ndash; [[Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg]] (d. 1496)
*[[1465]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshihisa]], Japanese shogun (d. 1489)
*[[1475]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo X]] (d. 1521)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leo X {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-X |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1566]] &ndash; [[Manuel Cardoso (composer)|Manuel Cardoso]], Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1650)
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Heo Mok]], Korean politician, poet and scholar (d. 1682)
===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Amar Singh Rathore]], Rajput nobleman (d. 1644)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Francesco Algarotti]], Italian poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1764)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[George Mason]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1792)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Carl Friedrich Zelter]], German composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1832)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Gian Domenico Romagnosi]], Italian physicist, economist, and jurist (d. 1835)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[David Brewster]], Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (d. 1868)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Christian Dietrich Grabbe]], German poet and playwright (d. 1836)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Hector Berlioz]], French composer, conductor, and critic (d. 1869)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Alfred de Musset]], French dramatist, poet, and novelist (d. 1857)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Kamehameha V]] of Hawaii (d. 1872)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Webster Paulson]], English civil engineer (d. 1887)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[John Labatt]], Canadian brewer and businessman (d. 1915)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Robert Koch]], German microbiologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1910)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Georgi Plekhanov]], Russian philosopher, theorist, and author (d. 1918)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko]], Russian director, producer, and playwright (d. 1943)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Frederick Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry]], British Army officer and Anglo-Irish peer (d. 1923)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Annie Jump Cannon]], American astronomer and academic (d. 1941)<ref>{{cite book|first=Moira Davison|last=Reynolds|title=American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000|location=Jefferson NC|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|page=18|isbn=978-0-78642-161-9}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[René Bull]], British illustrator and photographer (d. 1942)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Josip Plemelj]], Slovenian mathematician and academic (d. 1967)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Yehuda Leib Maimon]], Moldovan-Israeli rabbi and politician (d. 1962)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Frank Tarrant]], Australian cricketer and umpire (d. 1951)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Subramania Bharati]], Indian journalist and poet (d. 1921)
*  1882   &ndash; [[Max Born]], German physicist and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1970)
*  1882   &ndash; [[Fiorello H. La Guardia]], American lawyer and politician, 99th [[Mayor of New York City]] (d. 1947)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Piet Ooms]], Dutch swimmer and water polo player (d. 1961)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Walter Knott]], American farmer and businessman, founded [[Knott's Berry Farm]] (d. 1981)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Carlos Gardel]], French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1935)
*  1890   &ndash; [[Mark Tobey]], American-Swiss painter and educator (d. 1976)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Arnold Majewski]], Finnish military hero of Polish descent (d. 1942)<ref name="castrén">Castrén, Klaus: [https://www.genealogia.fi/genos-old/70/70_38.htm Majewski-suku Suomessa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202929/https://www.genealogia.fi/genos-old/70/70_38.htm |date=2021-06-24 }}, GENOS - journal of the Finnish genealogy society, issue #70/1999. Accessed on 24 June 2021.</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Leo Ornstein]], Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 2002)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Ronald Skirth]], English soldier (d. 1977)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Julio de Caro]], Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1980)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Hermína Týrlová]], Czechoslovakian animator, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1993)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Gerd Arntz]], German Modernist artist, co-creator of [[Isotype (picture language)|Isotype]] (d. 1988)<ref name="arntz">{{Cite web|url=https://monoskop.org/Gerd_Arntz|title=Gerd Arntz - Monoskop|language=en|access-date=2021-07-08}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Marge (cartoonist)|Marge]], American cartoonist (d. 1993)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituary: Marjorie Buell |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-marjorie-buell-1490175.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220706134635/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-marjorie-buell-1490175.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2024-12-11 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Robert Henriques]], English farmer, author, and broadcaster (d. 1967)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Gilbert Roland]], Mexican-American actor and singer (d. 1994)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Elliott Carter]], American composer and academic (d. 2012)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Manoel de Oliveira]], Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Hákun Djurhuus]], Faroese educator and politician, fourth [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (d. 1987)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Amon Göth]], Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Ronald McKie]], Australian soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1991)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Mildred Cleghorn]], Native American chairwoman and educator (d. 1997)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.histopolis.com/Grave/757249690|title=Mildred Imach Cleghorn, b. Dec 11, 1910, d. Apr 15, 1997 - Overview - Histopolis|website=www.histopolis.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Val Guest]], English-American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 2006)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Naguib Mahfouz]], Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2006)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Qian Xuesen]], Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (d. 2009)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Carlo Ponti]], Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Jean Marais]], French actor and director (d. 1998)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Elena Garro]], Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Pérez Prado]], Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1989)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Clinton Adams]], American painter and historian (d. 2002)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2008)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Cliff Michelmore]], English television host and producer (d. 2016)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Marie Windsor]], American actress (d. 2000)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Mary Ivy Burks]], American environmental activist (d. 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awhf.org/burks.html|title=Alabama Women's Hall of Fame - Kathleen Mallory|website=www.awhf.org|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
*  1920   &ndash; [[Denis Jenkinson]], English motorcycle racer and journalist (d. 1996)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Ilmar Laaban]], Estonian poet and publicist (d. 2000)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]], English actress (d. 2016)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Grigoris Bithikotsis]], Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Dilip Kumar]], Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2021<ref name="NDTV-PTI-Dies-21">{{Cite web|title=Film Legend Dilip Kumar Dies At 98|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dilip-kumar-one-of-indias-finest-actors-dies-at-98-after-long-illness-2480910|agency=Press Trust of India|date=7 July 2021|access-date=7 July 2021|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Maila Nurmi]], Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 11: Rita Moreno, Chloe Coleman |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/11/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-11-Rita-Moreno-Chloe-Coleman/1731670688785/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=11 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Grace Paley]], American short story writer and poet (d. 2007)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Betsy Blair]], American actress and dancer (d. 2009)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Lillian Cahn]], Hungarian-born American businesswoman, co-founded [[Coach, Inc.]] (d. 2013)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Morrie Turner]], American comics creator (d. 2014)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Doc Blanchard]], American football player and colonel (d. 2009)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Aaron Feuerstein]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2021)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Paul Greengard]], American neuroscientist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2019)
*  1925   &ndash; [[James Sullivan (city manager)|James Sullivan]], American politician (d. 2012) 
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Big Mama Thornton]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[John Buscema]], American illustrator (d. 2002)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Axel Anderson]], German actor and production manager (d. 2012)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Subhash Gupte]], Indian cricketer (d. 2002)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Chus Lampreave]], Spanish actress (d. 2016)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2022)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Ernie Beck]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ernie Beck |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76136/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Ronald Dworkin]], American philosopher and scholar (d. 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Rita Moreno]], Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 11, 2022 includes celebrities Rita Moreno, Hailee Steinfeld |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-11-2022-includes-celebrities-rita-moreno-hailee-steinfeld.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=11 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Pierre Pilote]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre Pilote |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/pierre-pilote-8448152 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Rajneesh]], Indian guru, mystic, and educator (d. 1990)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Enrique Bermúdez]], Nicaraguan colonel and engineer (d. 1991)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Keith Waldrop]], American author and poet (d. 2023)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.]], Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd [[President of the Senate of the Philippines]] (d. 2019)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Salim Durani]], Afghan-Indian cricketer (d. 2023)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Indian journalist and politician, 13th [[President of India]] (d. 2020)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Elmer Vasko]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Hans van den Broek]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
*  1936   &ndash; [[Taku Yamasaki]], Japanese politician
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Jim Harrison]], American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2016)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Enrico Macias]], Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1938   &ndash; [[McCoy Tyner]], American jazz musician (d. 2020)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Tom Hayden]], American activist and politician (d. 2016)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Thomas McGuane]], American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[David Gates]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1940   &ndash; [[Donna Mills]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Max Baucus]], American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 11th [[United States Ambassador to China]]
*  1941   &ndash; [[J. P. Parisé]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Rogier van Otterloo]], Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1988)
*  1941   &ndash; [[J. Frank Wilson]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Anna Carteret]], English actress
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[John Kerry]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th [[United States Secretary of State]]<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Teri Garr]], American actress and comedian (d. 2024)<ref name="UPI"></ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=October 29, 2024 |title=Teri Garr, Comic Actress in Offbeat Roles, Is Dead at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/arts/teri-garr-dead.html |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Jon Garrison]], American tenor and educator
*  1944   &ndash; [[Lynda Day George]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Michael Lang (producer)|Michael Lang]], American concert promoter and producer (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |url=https://americansongwriter.com/woodstock-festival-co-creator-michael-lang-dies-at-77/ |title=Woodstock Festival Co-Creator Michael Lang Dies at 77 |magazine=[[American Songwriter]] |date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Brenda Lee]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Rhoma Irama]], Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
*  1946   &ndash; [[Rick McCosker]], Australian cricketer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Diana Palmer (author)|Diana Palmer]], American journalist and author
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Stamatis Spanoudakis]], Greek guitarist and composer
*  1948   &ndash; [[Shinji Tanimura]], Japanese singer-songwriter (d. 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=【追悼】谷村新司 |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2023/10/16/0709 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Tower Records |language=ja}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Christina Onassis]], Greek-Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress (d. 1988)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Mazlan Othman]], Malaysian astrophysicist and astronomer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Ria Stalman]], Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Bess Armstrong]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Brad Bryant]], American golfer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Sylvester Clarke]], Barbadian cricketer (d. 1999)
*  1954   &ndash; [[Santiago Creel]], Mexican lawyer and politician, [[Secretariat of the Interior (Mexico)|Mexican Secretary of the Interior]]
*  1954   &ndash; [[Jermaine Jackson]], American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Brackett |first1=David |title=Jackson Five |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46615}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson]], Icelandic guitarist, mathematician, and engineer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Gene Grossman]], American economist and academic
*  1955   &ndash; [[Stu Jackson]], American basketball player, coach, and manager
*  1955   &ndash; [[Ray Kelvin]], British fashion designer
*  1955   &ndash; [[Christian Sackewitz]], German footballer and manager
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Lani Brockman]], American actress and director
*  1956   &ndash; [[Andrew Lansley]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Health]]
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Peter Bagge]], American author and illustrator
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Chris Hughton]], English-born Irish footballer and manager
*  1958   &ndash; [[Tom Shadyac]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1958   &ndash; [[Nikki Sixx]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Anders Eldebrink]], Swedish ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Anders Eldebrink |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/anders-eldebrink-8446635 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Dave King (Irish singer)|Dave King]], Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1961   &ndash; [[Steve Nicol]], Scottish footballer and manager
*  1961   &ndash; [[Macky Sall]], Senegalese engineer and politician, fourth [[List of Presidents of Senegal|President of Senegal]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[Marco Pierre White]], English chef and mentor
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Ben Browder]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Mario Been]], Dutch footballer and manager
*  1963   &ndash; [[Mark Greatbatch]], New Zealand cricketer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Claudia Kohde-Kilsch]], German tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claudia Kohde-Kilsch {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/110037/name |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[John Lammers (footballer)|John Lammers]], Dutch footballer and manager
*  1963   &ndash; [[Nigel Winterburn]], English footballer and coach
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Justin Currie]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1964   &ndash; [[Dave Schools]], American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1964   &ndash; [[Carolyn Waldo]], Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jay Bell]], American baseball player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Gavin Hill]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1965   &ndash; [[Glenn Lazarus]], Australian rugby league player and politician
*  1965   &ndash; [[Giannis Ragousis]], Greek economist and politician, [[Ministry of National Defence (Greece)|Greek Minister for National Defence]]
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Gary Dourdan]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Erik Honoré]], Norwegian guitarist and producer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Göran Kropp]], Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (d. 2002)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Leon Lai]], Hong Kong singer and actor
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Peter Kelamis]], Australian voice actor
*  1967   &ndash; [[Mo'Nique]], American comedian, actress, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Chris Shepherd]], English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1967   &ndash; [[Katy Steding]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Katy Steding |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100536/katy-steding |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Emmanuelle Charpentier]], French researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry, and Nobel laureate<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/charpentier/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Fabrizio Ravanelli]], Italian footballer and manager
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Viswanathan Anand]], Indian chess player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Stig Inge Bjørnebye]], Norwegian footballer and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[Max Martini]], American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Alessandro Melli]], Italian footballer and manager
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Victoria Fuller (model)|Victoria Fuller]], American model and actress
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Willie McGinest]], American football player and sportscaster
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Daniel Alfredsson]], Swedish ice hockey player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Sami Al-Jaber]], Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
*  1972   &ndash; [[Murray Goodwin]], Zimbabwean cricketer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Andriy Husin]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Mos Def]], American rapper<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Maarten Lafeber]], Dutch golfer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Rey Mysterio]], American wrestler 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Lisa Ortiz]], American theatre and voice actress
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ben Shephard]], English journalist and television host
*  1974   &ndash; [[Gete Wami]], Ethiopian runner
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Gerben de Knegt]], Dutch cyclist
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Shareef Abdur-Rahim]], American basketball player, coach, and manager
*  1976   &ndash; [[Yujiro Shirakawa]], Japanese actor
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Mark Streit]], Swiss ice hockey player
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Roy Wood, Jr.]], American comedian, actor, and radio host
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Colleen Hoover]], American author<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Valdis Mintals]], Estonian figure skater
*  1979   &ndash; [[Rider Strong]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Adi Keissar]], Israeli poet
*  1980   &ndash; [[Kristjan Kitsing]], Estonian basketball player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Rebekkah Brunson]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebekkah Brunson |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100944 |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jason Kennedy (TV personality)|Jason Kennedy]], American journalist
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jeff McComsey]], American author and illustrator
*  1981   &ndash; [[Paul Medhurst]], Australian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Javier Saviola]], Argentine footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Roman Harper]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Roman Harper |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9629/roman-harper |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Pablo Pérez Companc]], Argentine race car driver
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Leighton Baines]], English footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Sandra Echeverría]], Mexican actress and singer
*  1984   &ndash; [[James Ellsworth (wrestler)|James Ellsworth]], American wrestler 
*  1984   &ndash; [[Xosha Roquemore]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Karla Souza]], Mexican actress<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Roy Hibbert]], American basketball player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Violetta Bock]], German politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Violetta Bock |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/1043738-1043738 |publisher=[[Bundestag ]] |access-date=24 February 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Clifton Geathers]], American football player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Alex Russell (actor)|Alex Russell]], Australian actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Only the Brave: Australian actor Alex Russell talks new movie {{!}} Community News Group |url=https://www.communitynews.com.au/eastern-reporter/lifestyle/only-the-brave-australian-actor-alex-russell-talks-new-movie/ |website=Community News Group |access-date=5 September 2018 |date=23 November 2017}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Miranda Tapsell]], Australian actress
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Tim Southee]], New Zealand cricketer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Kellie Harrington]], Irish boxer<ref>{{cite news |title=Kellie Harrington |url=https://olympics.ie/athlete/kellie-harrington// |newspaper=Team Ireland |access-date=11 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Alexa Demie]], American actress and singer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Tiffany Alvord]], American singer-songwriter
*  1992   &ndash; [[Malcolm Brogdon]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Malcolm Brogdon |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627763/malcolm-brogdon |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Yalitza Aparicio]], Mexican actress<ref>{{citation|newspaper=Heraldo de Mexico|date=February 23, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2019|title=Yalitza Aparicio, biografía de la estrella de "Roma"|url=https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/tendencias/yalitza-aparicio-biografia-de-la-estrella-de-roma/|language=es|trans-title=Yalitza Aparicio, biography of the star of "Roma"|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331185815/https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/tendencias/yalitza-aparicio-biografia-de-la-estrella-de-roma/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Abbi Grant]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Abbi Grant |url=https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-women/players/abbi-grant/ |website=Birmingham City Football Club |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522071228/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-women/players/abbi-grant/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Hailee Steinfeld]], American actress, singer and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Matthew Tkachuk]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Tkachuk |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/player/matthew-tkachuk-8479314 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Onyeka Okongwu]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Onyeka Okongwu |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630168/onyeka-okongwu |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[384]] &ndash; [[Pope Damasus I]] (b. c.304)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Damasus I {{!}} Biography, Pope, Legacy, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Damasus-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[861]] &ndash; [[Al-Fath ibn Khaqan]], chief confidant and councillor to al-Mutawakkil
* [[969]] &ndash; [[Nikephoros II Phokas]], Byzantine emperor (b. 912)
*[[1121]] &ndash; [[Al-Afdal Shahanshah]], Egyptian political adviser (b. 1066)
*[[1198]] &ndash; [[Averroes]], Spanish astronomer, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1126)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ibn Rushd|first=Roger|last=Arnaldez | author-link=Roger Arnaldez|encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopaedia of Islam]], New Edition |volume=III: H-Iram |date=1986 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers|Brill]] and Luzac & co. | location=[[Leiden]] and [[London]]|editor=B. Lewis |editor2=V.L. Menage |editor3=Ch. Pellat |editor4=J. Schacht|isbn=978-90-04-08118-5|pages=909–920|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0340}}</ref>
*[[1241]] &ndash; [[Ögedei Khan]], Mongolian emperor (b. 1186)
*[[1282]] &ndash; [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]], Welsh prince (b. 1223)
*  1282   &ndash; [[Michael VIII Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1225)
*[[1474]] &ndash; [[Henry IV of Castile]], King of the [[Crown of Castile]] (b. 1425)
*[[1532]] &ndash; [[Pietro Accolti]], Italian cardinal (b. 1455)
*[[1582]] &ndash; [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]], Spanish general and politician, 12th [[Constable of Portugal]] (b. 1508)
===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Adam Elsheimer]], German artist working in Rome (b. 1578)
*[[1686]] &ndash; [[Louis, Grand Condé]], French general (b. 1621)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de Condé {{!}} French general and prince |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-II-de-Bourbon-4e-prince-de-Conde |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1694]] &ndash; [[Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma]] (b. 1630)
*[[1737]] &ndash; [[John Strype]], English priest, historian, and author (b. 1643)
*[[1747]] &ndash; [[Edmund Curll]], English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Richard Brocklesby]], English physician (b. 1722)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Maria Leopoldina of Austria]] (b. 1797)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kōkaku]] of Japan (b. 1771)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Kamehameha V]] of Hawaii (b. 1830)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Oliver Winchester]], American businessman, founded the [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company]] (b. 1810)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[William Milligan]], Scottish theologian and scholar (b. 1821)
===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Charles Townsend (fencer)|Charles Townsend]], American fencer, engineer, and academic (b. 1872)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Mond]], German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the [[metal carbonyl]]s (b. 1839)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Carl von In der Maur]], Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ivan Cankar]], Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Olive Schreiner]], South African author and activist (b. 1855)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Myron Grimshaw]], American baseball player (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite web |title=Moose Grimshaw |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/moose-grimshaw/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Jaan Anvelt]], Estonian theorist and politician (b. 1884)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Hugh Thackeray Turner]], English architect and painter (b. 1853)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Christian Lous Lange]], Norwegian historian and educator, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1869)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[John Gillespie Magee, Jr.]], American pilot and poet (b. 1922)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Émile Picard]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Charles Fabry]], French physicist and academic (b. 1867)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Leslie Comrie]], New Zealand astronomer and author (b. 1893)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Mustafa Muğlalı]], Turkish general (b. 1882)
*  1951   &ndash; [[Hijri Dede]], Iraqi Turkmen poet and writer  (b. 1881)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Sedat Simavi]], Turkish journalist and director (b. 1896)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Musidora]], French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Jim Bottomley]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1900)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Bottomley |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-bottomley/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Sam Cooke]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Percy Kilbride]], American actor (b. 1888)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Augusta Fox Bronner]], American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology (b. 1881)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Richard Sagrits]], Estonian painter and author (b. 1910)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Arthur Hays Sulzberger]], American publisher (b. 1891)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Richard and Maurice McDonald|Maurice McDonald]], American businessman, co-founded [[McDonald's]] (b. 1902)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Lee Wiley]], American singer (b. 1908)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Nihal Atsız]], Turkish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1905)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Vincent du Vigneaud]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1901)
*  1978   &ndash; [[Paul O'Dea]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[James J. Gibson]], American psychologist and author (b. 1904)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Neil Ritchie]], Guyanese-English general (b. 1897)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Oskar Seidlin]], German-American author, poet, and scholar (b. 1911)
*  1984   &ndash; [[George Waggner]], American director, producer and actor (b. 1894)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[G. A. Kulkarni]], Indian author and academic (b. 1923)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Louise Dahl-Wolfe]], American photographer (b. 1895)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Robert Q. Lewis]], American actor, comedian, game show host/panelist, and television personality (b. 1921)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Artur Lundkvist]], Swedish author and critic (b. 1906)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Philip Phillips (archaeologist)|Philip Phillips]], American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Greg Bahnsen]], American minister and philosopher (b. 1948)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Willie Rushton]], English cartoonist, author, and publisher, co-founded ''[[Private Eye]]'' (b. 1937)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Eddie Chapman]], English spy (b. 1914)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Simon Jeffes]], English guitarist and composer (b. 1949)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[André Lichnerowicz]], French physicist and mathematician (b. 1915)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Lynn Strait]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1968)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah]], Pakistani politician and diplomat (b. 1915)
*  2000   &ndash; [[David Lewis (American actor)|David Lewis]], American actor (b. 1916)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Mainza Chona]], Zambian lawyer and politician, first [[Prime Minister of Zambia]] (b. 1930)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Ahmadou Kourouma]], Ivorian author and playwright (b. 1927)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[José Luis Cuciuffo]], Argentinian footballer (b. 1962)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Arthur Lydiard]], New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1917)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Bettie Page]], American model (b. 1923)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Dick Hoerner]], American football player (b. 1922)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[John Patrick Foley]], American cardinal (b. 1935)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Galina Vishnevskaya]], Russian soprano and actress (b. 1926)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Mendel Weinbach]], Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1933)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian-American [[sitar]] player and composer (b. 1920)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Nadir Afonso]], Portuguese painter and architect (b. 1920)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Barbara Branden]], Canadian-American author and academic (b. 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Javier Jáuregui (boxer)]], Mexican boxer (b. 1973)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Sheikh Mussa Shariefi]], Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1942)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Hans Wallat]], German conductor and director (b. 1929)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Abish Kekilbayev]], Kazakh academic and politician (b. 1939)
*  2015   &ndash; [[H. Arnold Steinberg]], Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and academic (b. 1933)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Hema Upadhyay]], Indian painter and sculptor (b. 1972)
*  2015   &ndash; [[John "Hot Rod" Williams]], American basketball player (b. 1962)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Ken Woolley]], Australian architect (b. 1933)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Keith Chegwin]], British TV presenter (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith Chegwin obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/11/keith-chegwin-obituary |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en |date=11 December 2017}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[James Flynn (academic)|James Flynn]], New Zealand intelligence researcher. (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-27|title=Beyond the Flynn effect: new myths about race, family and IQ?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/27/james-flynn-race-iq-myths-does-your-family-make-you-smarter|access-date=2020-12-13|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Anne Rice]], American author (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=de los Reyes |first=Lisa |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/anne-rice-dead-author-interview-with-the-vampire-1235061422/ |title=Anne Rice, Author and Screenwriter of 'Interview With the Vampire,' Dies at 80 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Andre Braugher]], American actor (b. 1962)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Men of a Certain Age,' dies at 61 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-12-12/andre-braugher-dead-brooklyn-nine-nine |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=13 December 2023 |date=13 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[David Bonderman]], American billionaire businessman (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sorkin |first=Andrew Ross |last2=Mattu |first2=Ravi |last3=Warner |first3=Bernhard |last4=Kessler |first4=Sarah |last5=Merced |first5=Michael J. de la |last6=Hirsch |first6=Lauren |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Remembering David Bonderman, a Private Equity Pioneer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/business/dealbook/david-bonderman-tpg-dead.html |access-date=December 12, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Khalil Haqqani]], Afghan politician and warlord (b. 1966)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yawar |first=Mohammad Yunus |last2=Ali |first2=Mushtaq |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Afghan Taliban's refugees minister killed in Kabul blast, nephew says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-talibans-minister-refugees-killed-kabul-blast-his-nephew-says-2024-12-11/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Purushottam Upadhyay]], Indian musician, singer and composer (b. 1934)<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2024-12-12 |title=Purushottam Upadhyay, doyen of Gujarati sugam sangeet no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/tribute-to-purushottam-upadhyay-icon-of-gujarati-sugam-sangeet-passes-away-at-90/articleshow/116225679.cms |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Saint Cían|Cian]]
**[[Daniel the Stylite]]
**[[María de las Maravillas de Jesús]]
**[[Pope Damasus I]]
**[[Sabinus of Piacenza]]
**[[Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian]]
**[[December 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Public holidays in Iraq|Establishment of Kurdish Women's Union]] ([[Iraqi Kurdistan]])
*[[Indiana Day]] (United States)
*[[International Mountain Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[National Tango Day]] (Argentina)
*[[Pampanga Day]] ([[Pampanga|Pampanga province]], Philippines)
*[[Republic Day (Burkina Faso)|Republic Day]], the day when [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] became an autonomous republic in the [[French Community]] in 1958. ([[Burkina Faso]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/11 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=11}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/11 Historical Events on December 11]

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[[Category:Days of December]]