Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begin a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko. Date: December 31, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 crashes near Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board. Date: December 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. Date: December 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. Date: December 31, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Nigeria, a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in American history. Date: December 31, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1986…
All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date, five days after the Soviet Union is officially dissolved. Date: December 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Date: December 31, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)