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 335^th 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, 490,152 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 ‘trihectatriacontapentagon’ 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 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.

December 1 Historical Events

• 1834 –
  Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
• 1918 –
  The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
• 1918 –
  Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union.
• 1934 –
  In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolayev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.
• 1952 –
  The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
• 1960 –
  Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
• 1965 –
  The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the borders.
• 1966 –
  The first Gävle goat, an annual Swedish Yule Goat tradition, is first erected in Gävle.
• 1974 –
  Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
• 2009 –
  The Treaty of Lisbon, which amends the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, which together comprise the constitutional basis of European Union, comes into effect.

Who were born on December 1?

• 1847 –
  Julia Ann Moore, American poet (d. 1920)
• 1886 –
  Rex Stout, American author (d. 1975)
• 1934 –
  Billy Paul, American singer
• 1944 –
  Eric Bloom, American musician (Blue Öyster Cult)
• 1956 –
  Julee Cruise, American singer and actress
• 1961 –
  Jeremy Northam, English actor
• 1963 –
  Marco Greco, Brazilian racing driver
• 1963 –
  Nathalie Lambert, Canadian short track speed skater
• 1967 –
  Nestor Carbonell, American actor
• 1981 –
  Luke McPharlin, Australian rules footballer

Who died on December 1?

• 1530 –
  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (b. 1480)
• 1581 –
  Alexander Briant, English saint (b. 1556)
• 1707 –
  Jeremiah Clarke, English composer (b. 1674)
• 1825 –
  Tsar Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777)
• 1947 –
  Aleister Crowley, English occultist (b. 1875)
• 1950 –
  E. J. Moeran, English composer (b. 1894)
• 1954 –
  Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)
• 1986 –
  Lee Dorsey, American R&B singer (b. 1924)
• 2003 –
  Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. 1928)
• 2009 –
  Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)