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 335th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 18, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,409,120 minutes 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 ‘trihectatriacontapentagon’ day.

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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 78 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 4,728 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 1 Historical Events

  • 1822
    Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.
  • 1862
    In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • 1885
    First serving of the soft drink Dr Pepper at a drug store in Waco, Texas (United States).
  • 1913
    Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
  • 1913
    The Buenos Aires Subway, the first underground railway system in the southern hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
  • 1913
    The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
  • 1934
    In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolayev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.
  • 1941
    Pacific War: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gave the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
  • 1948
    Taman Shud Case: The body of an unidentified man is found in Adelaide, Australia; involving an undetectable poison and a secret code in a very rare book, the case remains unsolved and is “one of Australia’s most profound mysteries”.
  • 1964
    Malawi, Malta and Zambia join the United Nations.

Who were born on December 1?

  • 1896
    Georgy Zhukov, Russian general & Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1974)
  • 1908
    Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (d. 1984)
  • 1923
    Morris, Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke) (d. 2001)
  • 1931
    Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007)
  • 1935
    Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian
  • 1937
    Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (d. 2005)
  • 1945
    Bette Midler, American actress and singer
  • 1961
    Jeremy Northam, English actor
  • 1962
    Joe Quesada, American comic book writer
  • 1963
    Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver

Who died on December 1?

  • 1581
    Alexander Briant, English saint (b. 1556)
  • 1660
    Pierre d'Hozier, French historian (b. 1592)
  • 1916
    Charles de Foucauld, French religious figure (b. 1858)
  • 1943
    Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince and historian (b. 1862)
  • 1964
    Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek athlete, the first man to win a marathon race (b. 1877)
  • 1993
    Ray Gillen, American rock singer (Badlands, Black Sabbath) (b. 1959)
  • 2005
    Gust Avrakotos, American intelligence case officer (b. 1938)
  • 2006
    Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist (b. 1937)
  • 2007
    Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. 1933)
  • 2009
    Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)

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