- 399 - St. Anastius I becomes Pope .
- 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council Of Clermont .
- the first elected representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by King Edward I to attend what later became known as " The Model Parliament ".
- 1703 - The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm Of 1703 .
- 1839 - In Boston, Massachusetts , the American Statistical Association is founded.
- cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio state prison and return safely to the South.
- - United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
- 1895 - At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris , Alfred Nobel signs his Last Will And Testament , setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
- 1901 - U.S. Army War College is established.
- 1912 - Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco .
- 1919 - Haiti becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Copyright Treaty .
- 1924 - In New York City the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
- 1934 - Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI .
- 1940 - In Romania , General Ion Antonescu 's Iron Guard arrests and executes over 60 of exiled King Carol II Of Romania 's aides, including former minister Nicolae Iorga .
- 1940 - , the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean .
- , the French navy Scuttles Its Ships And Submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
- n Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end Nuclear Testing and to start Nuclear Disarmament , stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".
- 1954 - Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
- 1960 - Gordie Howe was the first player to reach the NHL landmark of 1000 points.
- 1963 - The Convention On The Unification Of Certain Points Of Substantive Law On Patents For Invention is signed at Strasbourg .
- tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations were to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
- 1971 - ''Mars 2'' of the Soviet Space Program landed on Mars .
- votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President Of The United States (on December 6 , the House confirmed him 387 to 35).
- 1975 - The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter , after a Press Conference in which McWhirter announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple Bombings and Shootings across England .
- 1978 - In San Francisco, California , city mayor George Moscone and openly Gay City Supervisor Harvey Milk are Assassinated by former supervisor Dan White .
- 1983 - A Colombian Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport , killing 183.
- 1985 - Steven Spielberg marries Amy Irving .
- 1990 - The British Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom .
- 1991 - The United Nations Security Council adopts UN Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of Peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia .
- 1992 - For the second time in a year, Military Forces try to overthow president Carlos Andres Perez in Venezuela .
- 1997 - Twenty-five are killed in the second Souhane Massacre in Algeria .
- 1999 - The left-wing Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.
- 2001 - A Hydrogen Atmosphere is discovered on the Extrasolar Planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope , the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
- 2005 - The first partial human Face Transplant is completed in Amiens , France .
- 2006 - The Canadian House Of Commons endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper 's motion to declare Québécois a nation within a unified Canada
- 1127 - Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194 )
- 1576 - Shimazu Tadatsune , Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638 )
- 1582 - Pierre Dupuy , French scholar (d. 1651 )
- 1630 - Archduke Sigismund Francis Of Austria (d. 1665 )
- 1635 - Françoise D'Aubigné , wife of Louis XIV Of France (d. 1719 )
- 1701 - Anders Celsius , Swedish inventor and astronomer (d. 1744 )
- 1710 - Robert Lowth , British bishop (d. 1787 )
- 1746 - Robert Livingston , signer of the United States Declaration Of Independence (d. 1813 )
- 1754 - Georg Forster , German scientist (d. 1794 )
- 1779 - Aimé, Duc De Clermont-Tonnerre , French general (d. 1865 )
- 1804 - Julius Benedict , German-born composer (d. 1885 )
- 1809 - Fanny Kemble , British actress (d. 1893 )
- 1843 - Cornelius Vanderbilt , American businessman (d. 1899 )
- 1843 - Elizabeth Stride , victim of Jack The Ripper (d. 1888 )
- 1857 - Charles Scott Sherrington , British physiologist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1952 )
- 1867 - Charles Koechlin , French composer (d. 1950 )
- 1871 - Giovanni Giorgi , Italian physicist (d. 1950 )
- 1874 - Charles A. Beard , American historian (d. 1948 )
- 1874 - Chaim Weizmann , 1st President Of Israel (d. 1952 )
- 1894 - Amphilochius Of Pochayiv , Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971 )
- 1894 - Konosuke Matsushita , Japanese industrialist (d. 1989 )
- 1897 - Vito Genovese , American mafioso (d. 1969 )
- 1898 - Fredric Warburg , publisher and author (d. 1981 )
- 1901 - Ted Husing , American sportscaster (d. 1962 )
- 1903 - Lars Onsager , Norwegian chemist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1976 )
- 1907 - L. Sprague De Camp , American writer (d. 2000 )
- 1909 - James Agee , American writer (d. 1955 )
- 1909 - Anatoly Maltsev , Russian mathematician (d. 1967 )
- 1911 - David Merrick , American stage producer (d. 2000 )
- 1916 - Chick Hearn , American sportscaster (d. 2002 )
- 1917 - Buffalo Bob Smith , American television host (d. 1998 )
- 1920 - Abe Lenstra , Dutch footballer (d. 1985 )
- 1920 - Buster Merryfield , English actor (d. 1999 )
- 1921 - Alexander Dubček , Slovak politician (d. 1992 )
- 1925 - John Maddox , British Science Writer and editor
- 1925 - Marshall Thompson , American actor (d. 1992 )
- 1925 - Ernie Wise , British comedian (d. 1999 )
- 1926 - Barbara Anderson , New Zealand author
- 1927 - Carlos José Castilho , Brazilian footballer (d. 1987 )
- 1928 - Alekos Alexandrakis , Greek actor (d. 2005 )
- 1928 - Ronald William "Josh" Kirby , British artist (d. 2001 )
- 1932 - Benigno Aquino, Jr. , Philippine politician (d. 1983 )
- 1933 - Jacques Godbout , French Canadian novelist, journalist and filmmaker
- 1934 - Ammo Baba , Iraqi-Assyrian footballer
- 1935 - Al Jackson , American drummer, producer and songwriter (d. 1975 )
- 1937 - Gail Sheehy , American writer
- 1939 - Dave Giusti , American baseball player
- 1940 - Bruce Lee , American actor and martial artist (d. 1973 )
- 1941 - Eddie Rabbitt , American singer (d. 1998 )
- 1941 - Aimé Jacquet , French football manager
- 1942 - Manolo Blahnik , Spanish shoe designer
- 1942 - Henry Carr , American athlete
- 1942 - Jimi Hendrix , American guitarist (d. 1970 )
- 1943 - Nicole Brossard , French Canadian poet
- 1945 - Alain De Cadenet , SPEED Channel personality
- 1948 - James L. Avery, Sr. , American actor
- 1950 - Gran Hamada , Japanese professional wrestler
- 1951 - Jayne Kennedy , American sportscaster and actress
- 1952 - Kathryn Bigelow , American film director
- 1952 - Sheila Copps , Canadian politician
- 1952 - Daryl Stuermer , American guitarist ( Genesis )
- 1952 - James D. Wetherbee , American astronaut
- 1953 - Curtis Armstrong , American actor
- 1953 - Boris Grebenshchikov , Russian singer ( Aquarium )
- 1954 - Patricia McPherson , American actress
- 1955 - Bill Nye (The science guy), American engineer and broadcaster
- 1955 - Pierre Mondou , Canadian ice hockey player
- 1956 - William Fichtner , American actor
- 1957 - Kenny Acheson , Northern Irish Racecar Driver
- 1957 - Caroline Kennedy , American journalist
- 1958 - Mike Scioscia , American baseball player and manager
- 1959 - Charlie Burchill , Scottish guitarist and keyboardist ( Simple Minds )
- 1960 - Ken O'Brien , American football player
- 1960 - Kevin Henkes , American children's book writer/illustrator
- 1960 - Tim Pawlenty , American politician
- 1960 - Yulia Tymoshenko , Ukrainian prime minister
- 1961 - Steve Oedekerk , American film director, actor and comedian
- 1962 - Charlie Benante , American drummer ( Anthrax )
- 1962 - Mike Bordin , American musician ( Faith No More )
- 1962 - Davey Boy Smith , English professional wrestler (d. 2002 )
- 1963 - Fisher Stevens , American actor
- 1966 - Andy Merrill , American voice actor
- 1967 - Shane Embury , British guitarist/bassist ( Napalm Death , among others)
- 1967 - Robin Givens , American actress
- 1968 - Michael Vartan , French actor
- 1971 - Nick Van Exel , American basketball player
- 1973 - Samantha Harris , American model and host
- 1973 - Evan Karagias , American professional wrestler
- 1973 - Twista , American rapper
- 1975 - Martin Gramatica , Argentinian American football player
- 1976 - Jean Grae , South African-born rapper
- 1976 - Jaleel White , American actor
- 1978 - Jimmy Rollins , American baseball player
- 1978 - The Streets , English rapper
- 1978 - Radek Štěpánek , Czech tennis player
- 1978 - Shy Love , adult film actress
- 1978 - Tim Yeung , American drummer ( Vital Remains )
- 1979 - Ricky Carmichael , American motocross racer
- 1979 - Hilary Hahn , American violinist
- 1979 - Shin Hyesung , Korean singer ( Shinhwa )
- 1979 - Teemu Tainio , Finnish footballer
- 1980 - Jamie Willcox , guitarist of Pure Reason Revolution
- 1980 - Michael Yardy , English cricketer
- 1981 - Matthew Taylor , English footballer
- 1985 - Alison Pill , Canadian actress
- 1986 - Suresh Kumar Raina , Indian cricketer
- 1996 - Alexandra Astin , American actress
- 8 BC - Horace , Roman poet (b. 65 BC )
- 511 - Clovis I , King Of The Franks
- 835 - Muhammad At-Taqi , Shia Imam (b. 811 )
- 1198 - Queen Constance Of Sicily , wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154 )
- 1474 - Guillaume Dufay , Flemish composer
- 1570 - Jacopo Sansovino , Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486 )
- 1592 - Nakagawa Hidemasa , Japanese Samurai commander (b. 1568 )
- 1592 - King John III Of Sweden (b. 1537 )
- 1632 - John Eliot , English statesman (b. 1592 )
- 1680 - Athanasius Kircher , German Jesuit scholar (b. 1601 )
- 1754 - Abraham De Moivre , French mathematician (b. 1667 )
- 1811 - Andrew Meikle , British mechanical engineer (b. 1719 )
- 1852 - Ada Lovelace , British mathematician (b. 1815 )
- 1895 - Alexandre Dumas, Fils , French author (b. 1824 )
- 1901 - Clement Studebaker , American Automobile Manufacturer (b. 1831 )
- 1908 - Jean Albert Gaudry , French geologist (b. 1827 )
- 1931 - Lya De Putti , Hungarian actress (b. 1899 )
- 1932 - Evelyn Preer , American actress and singer (b. 1896 )
- 1934 - Baby Face Nelson , American Gangster (b. 1908 )
- 1940 - Nicolae Iorga , Romanian writer and politician (executed)
- 1944 - Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam , Russian physicist (b. 1879 )
- 1953 - Eugene O'Neill , American writer and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888 )
- 1955 - Arthur Honegger , French-born Swiss composer (b. 1892 )
- 1958 - Artur Rodziński , Polish conductor (b. 1892 )
- 1973 - Frank Christian , American jazz trumpeter (b. 1887 )
- 1975 - Ross McWhirter , British co-founder of the ''Guinness Book of Records'' (b. 1925 )
- 1978 - Harvey Milk , American politician (assassinated) (b. 1930 )
- 1978 - George Moscone , Mayor Of San Francisco (assassinated) (b. 1929 )
- 1980 - F. Burrall Hoffman , American architect (b. 1882 )
- 1981 - Lotte Lenya , Austrian singer and actress (b. 1898 )
- 1988 - John Carradine , American actor (b. 1906 )
- 1990 - David White , American actor (b. 1916 )
- 1992 - Ivan Generalić , Croatian painter (b. 1914 )
- 1994 - Fernando Lopes-Graça , Portuguese composer and musicologist (b. 1906 )
- 1998 - Barbara Acklin , American Singer And Songwriter (b. 1943 )
- 1999 - Yasuhiro Kojima , wrestler (b. 1937 )
- 1999 - Alain Peyrefitte , French politician and author (b. 1925 )
- 2000 - Len Shackleton , English former footballer (b. 1922 )
- 2005 - Jocelyn Brando , American actress (b. 1919 )
- 2005 - Joe Jones , American R&B singer (b. 1926 )
- 2006 - Don Butterfield , American tuba player (b. 1923 )
- 2006 - Casey Coleman , American sportscaster
- 2006 - Bebe Moore Campbell , American author (b. 1950 )
- 2006 - Alan Freeman , British Disc Jockey known by his nickname 'Fluff' (b. 1927 )
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