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Saturday, 21 December 2024
1987 Palestine uprising begin in Israeli-occupied West Bank on this day in history. 
1990 On this day in history in Poland, Lech Walesa wins a landslide victory in the Presidential elections
1990 Lech Walesa wins presidential election in Poland on this day in history.
1990 Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80 on December - 09.
1992 Prince Charles and Princess Diana separation announced by British PM, John Major on this day in history.
1992 On December - 09 carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62
1993 On December - 09 danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67
1994 Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28 on December - 09.
1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84 on December - 09.
1996 On this day in history alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87
1997 Natalie Meadowcroft and Dan Meadowcroft are Married in Las Vegas, Nevada. "May their love last forever" on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91
2005 On this day in history hurricane Epsilon dies in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It becomes the longest-lived December hurricane on record and ties for second-place being the 2nd strongest December hurricane.
2006 On December - 09 a fire at a hospital in Moscow kills 45 people.
2012 On December - 09 13 people are killed and 10 are injured after a bus rolls of a cliff and falls 100 meters in Taiwan
2014 On this day in history cIA Torture Report released, detailing the CIA's use of torture on detainees between 2001-2006
2017 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares victory over the Islamic State in Iraq, ending more than 3 years of convict on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history funeral for French rock star Johnny Hallyday draws hundreds of thousands onto Paris streets
2017 "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" directed by Rian Johnson, starring Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Adam Driver premieres in Los Angeles on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history the Iraqi military announces that it has "fully liberated" all of Iraq's territory from "ISIS terrorist gangs" and retaken full control of the Iraqi-Syrian border.
2018 On December - 09 copa Libertadores Final, Madrid: River Plate beats Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra time (aggregate 5-3); Juan Quintero's stunning extra-time strike helps River come from a goal down to record historic victory over 10-man Boca
2018 Tens of thousands march on Delhi, India, to demand Hindi temple be built on contentious religious site in Ayodhya on this day in history.
2018 On December - 09 winter storm hits US south east killing three, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, cancelling over 1,000 flights
2018 On this day in history armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wins a snap election with 70.4% of the vote
2018 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady breaks Peyton Manning's record for most touchdown passes in NFL history; moves to 582 with 3 TD passes during 34-33 defeat by Miami Dolphins; record includes TDs thrown in regular season & post-season on December - 09.
2018 Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rogers breaks Tom Brady 's NFL record with his 359th straight pass without an interception during Packers 34-20 win over Atlanta Falcons; finishes game with streak intact at 368 on December - 09.
2019 On this day in history the World Anti-Doping Agency votes unanimously to ban Russia from international sport for four years for doping offences, meaning it will be excluded from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
2019 On December - 09 a volcano erupts on White Island in New Zealand, killing 19 people and injuring 28.
2019 On this day in history chilean Air Force C-130 crash: A Chilean military transport aircraft crashes while en route to Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva in Antarctica, killing all 38 people onboard. The crash site was located on December 12.December 10 - Sanna Marin, at the age of 34, becomes the world's youngest serving prime minister after being selected to lead Finland's Social Democratic Party.
2021 A truck crash in Chiapas, Mexico, kills 55 migrants who were being smuggled in it from Guatemala through Mexico to its border with the United States on December - 09.
2021 On this day in history the Summit for Democracy, a virtual summit, is hosted by the United States "to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad".[250]