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, 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.

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

• 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)