Page 7: Historical Events In December - 12

1983  On this day in history 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 December - 12.   

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 December - 12 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  On this day in history john Canning, NY Post managing editor, dies at 56   

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

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

1991  Actor Richard Gere marries super model Cindy Crawford on December - 12.   

1991  On December - 12 orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection   

1991  On this day in history salman Rushdie faces new death threats, after a paperback edition of 'The Satanic Verses' is published   

1991  Eleanor Boardman, actor (Crowd), dies in at 93 on this day in history.   

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

1992  On this day in history flores earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia killing 2,500 people   

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  On December - 12 antoine Pinay, French PM (1952)/foreign minister, dies at 102   

1995  Andrew Olle, broadcaster, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 12.   

2014  On December - 12 uN climate change talks in Peru continue past scheduled time as negotiations continue to stall   

2017  Australian shopping mall firm Westfield is bought by French property company Unibail-Rodamco for $15.7 billion on December - 12.   

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  On this day in history michael Cohen, former lawyer for US President Donald Trump sentenced to three years in prison for campaign-finance violations and tax fraud   

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

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

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

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

2019  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 on this day in history.   

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

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1298  On this day in history birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on December - 12.   

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

1610  Saint Vasilije (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1630  On December - 12 birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on this day in history.   

0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

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

1212  On December - 12 death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

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

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on December - 12.   

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on this day in history.