Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In December - 21
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1988 On December - 21 pan Am "Flight 103" explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 
1988 On December - 21 bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60
1989 On December - 21 romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's final speech (executed 12/25)
1989 On December - 21 uS invades Panama and ousts General Noriega
1989 On December - 21 jan Cikker, composer, dies at 78
1990 Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aeronautical engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; b. 1910) on this day in history.
1991 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996) on this day in history.
1991 On December - 21 el Sayid Nosair acquitted of killing Meir Kahane
1991 Ted Turner and Jane Fonda wed on this day in history.
1992 Albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 on December - 21.
1993 Philip Christison, British general (Rangoon), dies at 100 on this day in history.
1994 Dean Rusk, US Sect of State, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1995 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 on December - 21.
1996 On December - 21 margaret E Rey, author of children's books, dies at 90
1997 Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
2006 Australian cricketer Shane Warne announces his retirement from the sport on this day in history.
2006 Saparmurat Niyazov, the dictator of Turkmenistan dies unexpectedly, sparking world concern over a possible power vacuum and instability in this energy-rich country on this day in history.
2007 On December - 21 queen Elizabeth II became the oldest-ever Monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.
2007 On this day in history the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the Schengen border-free zone.
2010 The first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern winter solstice and Southern summer solstice since 1638 takes place on December - 21.
2012 On December - 21 39 people are killed in violent clashes in Kenya
2017 UN General Assembly votes 128 to 9 to denounce US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on this day in history.
2018 Tennis Australia announces a 10-point tie break to be implemented in Australian Open when deciding set reaches 6-6; takes place of 2-game advantage final sets on this day in history.
2018 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 22,445 after its worst week since 2008 on December - 21.
2020 On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] 36 cases are reported on the Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, marking the first infections in Antarctica, the last continent to report infections.
2020 A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623 on this day in history.
2023 The European Court of Justice rules that threats by FIFA and UEFA to sanction football clubs that wish to join the European Super League are unlawful on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history the deadliest mass shooting in the Czech Republic's history occurs at a Prague university, with 15 killed and 25 others wounded.