MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals. Date: December 17, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. Date: December 17, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961. Date: December 17, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

In rugby union, the "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park. Date: December 16, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)

First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. Date: December 16, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. Date: December 16, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw  rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. Date: December 16, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. Date: December 16, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest. Date: December 16, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in Elizabeth, New Jersey, killing all 58 aboard including dancer Doris Ruby. Date: December 16, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)