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December 1 is the 335th day of the year ... [18] 1973 – Papua New ... a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
18 December 18, 1946 (Wednesday) 19 December 19, 1946 ... Born: Gianni Versace, ... and no fire escape. Final records concluded that 46 people died of their burns, 40 ...
Birth rates of people who later die by suicide show disproportionate excess for April, May and June compared with the other months. Overall, the risk of suicide increases by 17% for people born in the spring–early summer compared with those born in the autumn–early winter; this risk increase was larger for women (29.6%) than for men (13.7% ...
Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism.
President Nixon issued an ultimatum to the North Vietnamese to return to the talks within 72 hours, or face severe measures. On December 18, the United States began Operation Linebacker II, the most massive aerial bombardment ever made of North Vietnam. [37] Born: Chris Grant, Australian rules football star; in Daylesford, Victoria
Italy's Chamber of Deputies voted, 319 to 286, to join the Senate of the Republic in approving a bill to legalize divorce [1] President Giovanni Leone signed the bill and the Law 1970 no. 898 went into effect on December 18.
[18] 2021 – A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central , Midwestern , and Southern regions of the United States . Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky , where a single tornado kills 57 people, and injures hundreds of others.
The following is a list of notable deaths in December 1989. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.