Page 8: Historical Events In 2025

Dec 01   Indian chess prodigy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, from Madhya Pradesh, is recorded as becoming youngest player to earn official FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating at 3 years, 7 months and 20 days old, besting November 2024 youngesr record holder Anish Sarkar, by about a month.   

Dec 04   22nd known lethal US military strike in international waters of suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four in the eastern Pacific Ocean.   

Dec 06   A fire at a nightclub in Arpora, Goa, India, leaves at least 25 people dead and 50 injured.   

Dec 06   Eleven are killed, including three young children, and fourteen are injured in a shooting at a bar in Saulsville, Gauteng, South Africa   

Dec 06   In this year, MLS Cup: Inter Miami claims their inaugural championship with 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.   

Dec 08   magnitude 7.5 earthquake off of Japan's northeast coast leads to building damage and triggers a brief tsunami warning   

Dec 11   Bulgaria's government steps down following weeks of mass protests against its economic policies and corruption [1].   

Dec 12   "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1].   

Dec 13   In this year, Belarus releases 123 political prisoners including opposition leaders Maria Kalesnikava, Maxim Znak, Viktar Babaryka, Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, and journalists Pavel Sevyarynets and Marina Zolotova in exchange for the lifting of sanctions on the Belarusian potash industry by the United States   

Dec 13   In this year, The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is held in Tbilisi, Georgia. French contestant Lou Deleuze claims with the song "Ce monde".   

Dec 14   2025 Chilean general election: José Antonio Kast is elected President of Chile. Right-wing coalitions gain control of the Chamber of Deputies and tie in the Senate   

Dec 14   At least 16 people are killed and 43 injured in a mass shooting, classified as a terrorist attack,   

Dec 14   Father and son gunmen kill least 15 and wound dozens at a Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia; police kill the elder shooter [1]   

Dec 15   Three US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink three suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill eight crewmen; the 23rd, 24th, and 25th missions since September.   

Dec 17   26th US military lethal strike in international waters of a suspected drug smuggling vessel results in the deaths of four   

Dec 17   Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years are are discovered on a mountain in Stelvio National Park in northern Italy [1]   

Dec 18   27th and 28th US military strikes in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean sink two suspected drug smuggling vessels and kill five, bringing total deaths in the program to over 100.   

Dec 28   In this year, 2025 Central African general election: Incumbent president Faustin-Archange Touadéra claims reelection for a third term.   

Dec 28   In this year, 2025 Guinean presidential election: Interim president and 2021 coup d'état leader Mamady Doumbouya claims the presidency in a landslide   

Dec 28   In this year, 2025 Iranian protests: Major protests emerge in Iran following an intense inflation spike that saw a severe depreciation in the Iranian rial.[319] These protests are accompanied with formally claims for an end to the Islamic republic   

Dec 28   In this year, December 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election: Incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party Vetëvendosje claims a fourth consecutive victory, getting 49% of the vote.   

Dec 28   Mexican passenger train derails near Nizanda, Oaxaca, and partially plummets down an embankment, killing at least 13, and injuring 100 of the 250 passengers and crew members aboard.   

Dec 30   PostNord, the Danish postal service, formally ends letter deliveries entirely, shifting exclusively to packages; the government agency was established in 1624 [1]   

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