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Monday, 06 January 2025
Dec 01 On this day in history romanian parliamentary election: The incumbent National Coalition for Romania wins a plurality of votes, with far-right parties making substantial gains. 
Dec 03 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law during a late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, accusing the country's main opposition Democratic Party of sympathizing with North Korea and engaging in anti-state activities in the year 2024.
Dec 04 Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, is shot and killed by a lone gunman in Midtown Manhattan, sparking debate and criticism of the health insurance industry in the United States on this day in history.
Dec 04 On this day in history french political crisis: Michel Barnier becomes the first prime minister of France to lose a motion of no-confidence since Georges Pompidou in 1962.
Dec 07 On this day in history ghanaian general election: John Mahama of the NDC is elected president for a second non-consecutive term.
Dec 07 On this day in history the Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens to the public after previously being damaged by a structural fire in 2019.
Dec 08 In the year 2024 american singer-songwriter Taylor Swift concludes "The Eras Tour" with her 149th show, at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada; the 21 month international concert tour is the highest-grossing of all time, with box office gross just over $2 billion [1]
Dec 08 On this day in history kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola , jazz musician Arturo Sandoval, singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, rock band The Grateful Dead, and Harlem's Apollo Theater, in Washington D.C.
Dec 08 On this day in history syrian civil war: President of Syria Bashar al-Assad leaves Damascus after being overthrown, ending his presidency and the Ba'athist Syria regime after a total of 61 years. The Syrian opposition forms the Syrian Transitional Government as a provisional government.
Dec 08 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resigns and flees to Moscow after rebel forces sweep into the capital city of Damascus [1] in the year 2024.
Dec 11 FIFA announces that Morocco, Portugal and Spain will jointly host the 2030 World Cup, with anniversary matches to be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, while Saudi Arabia is confirmed as the host for 2034 in the year 2024.
Dec 12 In the year 2024 indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju defeats former world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, breaking the previous age record of 22 set by Garry Kasparov by becoming champion at 18 years, 195 days old.
Dec 13 On this day in history british rock band Coldplay release a music video for their song "All My Love" featuring American entertainer Dick Van Dyke , on his 99th birthday
Dec 14 On this day in history cyclone Chido makes landfall in Mayotte, causing at least 172 deaths and bringing devastating damage to the island.
Dec 14 On this day in history georgian presidential election: Mikheil Kavelashvili of People's Power is elected unopposed.
Dec 14 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's powers and duties are suspended after MPs vote to impeach him, following his martial law declaration the previous week in the year 2024.
Dec 17 On this day in history the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, suffers extensive damage after a Mw 7.3 earthquake. At least 16 people are killed.
Dec 19 In the year 2024 mazan rapes trial: The Judicial Court in Avignon, France, finds Dominique Pelicot guilty of the aggravated rape of his ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot and imposes the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The 50 other defendants in the case are also convicted of crimes ranging from attempted rape to aggravated rape, and receive prison sentences ranging from three to 15 years.
Dec 19 On this day in history paul McCartney wraps up his 'Got Back' tour at London's O2 Arena, with guest appearances from Ron Wood during "Get Back", and Ringo Starr drumming on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Helter Skelter"
Dec 20 On this day in history five people are killed, while another 235 are injured, after a car is driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
Dec 24 The 2025 Jubilee in the Catholic Church begins on this day in history.
Dec 24 In the year 2024 the Parker Solar Probe breaks the previous record set in 2018 for the closest artificial object to the Sun by 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles), becoming the closest and first man-made object to approach and "touch" the Sun.
Dec 25 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer ERJ-190AR, crashes in Kazakhstan. Twenty-nine out of the 67 on board survive the crash in the year 2024.
Dec 27 In the year 2024 acting President of South Korea Han Duck-soo is impeached by MPs for failing to promulgate two bills related to president Yoon's legal proceedings. He is succeeded by deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok.
Dec 29 Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800 passenger flight from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, to Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, veers off the runway at Muan International Airport and crashes into a barrier, killing 179 people. Two injured survivors are reported.v in the year 2024.
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