Historical Events In December - 12

1983  On December - 12 a truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait   

1985  248 US soldiers & 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash in Newfoundland on this day in history.   

1985  On December - 12 anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies at 62   

1986  On this day in history microlite aircraft circles world non-stop   

1987  On this day in history louis de Meester, composer, dies at 83   

1988  On December - 12 nYC Subway system adds new stations (the Z line)   

1988  Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment on December - 12.   

1988  John Canning, NY Post managing editor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1989  First revenue train runs through the CP Rail 9.1 mile Mount MacDonald Tunnel. This is the longest rail tunnel in the Americas on December - 12.   

1990  US ambassador to Kuwait, Nathaniel Howell leaves Kuwait on December - 12.   

1991  On this day in history actor Richard Gere marries super model Cindy Crawford   

1991  On this day in history orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection   

1991  Salman Rushdie faces new death threats, after a paperback edition of 'The Satanic Verses' is published on December - 12.   

1991  Eleanor Boardman, actor (Crowd), dies in at 93 on December - 12.   

1992  Bernard CJ Lievegoed, Dutch anthroposopher (Free College), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1992  Flores earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia killing 2,500 people on this day in history.   

1993  Ultra-Nationalists make strong gains in Russian elections dec13 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history gerard "Ge" Nabrink, Dutch anarchist/NVSH-founder, dies at 90   

1994  Antoine Pinay, French PM (1952)/foreign minister, dies at 102 on December - 12.   

1995  On December - 12 andrew Olle, broadcaster, dies at 48   

2005  Scientists announced that they had created mice with small amounts of human brain cells in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history peugeot produce their last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in a city that was once a major centre of the British motor industry; Coventry.   

2007  Election by the Swiss Parliament of Switzerland's highest executive authority, the Swiss Federal Council (7 members). All the sitting members are confirmed, except Christoph Blocher, who in an upset is replaced by Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. This is only the sixth time in Swiss history a sitting member is not reconfirmed on this day in history.   

2014  UN climate change talks in Peru continue past scheduled time as negotiations continue to stall on December - 12.   

2017  Australian shopping mall firm Westfield is bought by French property company Unibail-Rodamco for $15.7 billion on this day in history.   

2017  On December - 12 democrat Doug Jones defeats Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore   

2018  Michael Cohen, former lawyer for US President Donald Trump sentenced to three years in prison for campaign-finance violations and tax fraud on December - 12.   

2018  China built 88 out of world's 143 skyscrapers in 2018 more than any country ever (buildings over 200 meters/656 ft) on December - 12.   

2018  On this day in history american Media Inc. publisher of "National Enquirer" admits paying hush money to mistresses of US President Donald Trump   

2018  Seven mass graves in former Islamic State area discovered containing hundreds of bodies, some tortured, near Albu Kamal, eastern Syria on December - 12.   

2018  On December - 12 russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev compete complex spacewalk to fix hole in Soyuz spacecraft   

2018  British Prime Minister Theresa May survives 200-117 no-confidence vote from own Conservative Party on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history british General Election won by Boris Johnson 's Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority. Scottish National Party also wins 48 of 59 seats in Scotland.   

2019  The 2019 United Kingdom general election takes place for all 650 seats in the House of Commons on December - 12.   

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on this day in history.   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on December - 12.   

1574  On this day in history birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

1579  On this day in history birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)   

1630  On this day in history birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)   

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on this day in history.   

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on December - 12.   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  On December - 12 death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on December - 12.