What happened this day in history December 1

What are the important events that happened on December 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 1: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 1 is the 336th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 18, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 481,392 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontahexagon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 59 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,363 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 1 Historical Events

  • 1834
    Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
  • 1913
    Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
  • 1941
    Pacific War: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gave the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
  • 1952
    The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
  • 1958
    The Central African Republic becomes independent from France.
  • 1958
    The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago, Illinois, kills 92 children and three nuns.
  • 1964
    Malawi, Malta and Zambia join the United Nations.
  • 1973
    Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.
  • 1981
    The AIDS virus is officially recognized.
  • 1989
    Cold War: East Germany’s parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the communist party the leading role in the state.

Who were born on December 1?

  • 1525
    Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)
  • 1929
    David Doyle, American Actor (d. 1997)
  • 1937
    Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 6th President of Latvia
  • 1938
    Sandy Nelson, American drummer
  • 1949
    Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. 1993)
  • 1954
    Bob Goen, American television host
  • 1955
    Pat Spillane, Gaelic footballer
  • 1957
    Chris Poland, American guitarist (Megadeth)
  • 1959
    Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league footballer
  • 2001
    Aiko, Princess Toshi, Japanese royalty

Who died on December 1?

  • 1377
    King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)
  • 1709
    Abraham a Sancta Clara, Austrian preacher (b. 1644)
  • 1884
    William Swainson, British attorney and Attorney General of New Zealand (b. 1809)
  • 1923
    Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (b. 1836)
  • 1954
    Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)
  • 1969
    Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)
  • 1997
    Endicott Peabody, American politician (b. 1920)
  • 2005
    Gust Avrakotos, American intelligence case officer (b. 1938)
  • 2006
    Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist (b. 1937)
  • 2008
    Paul Benedict, American actor (b. 1938)

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