Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed. Date: December 1, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. Date: December 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fourteen-year-old Michael Carneal opens fire at a group of students in Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, killing three and injuring five. Date: December 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacks the CPI (ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people. Date: December 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vicente Fox Quesada is inaugurated as the president of Mexico, marking the first peaceful transfer of executive federal power to an opposing political party following a free and democratic election in Mexico's history. Date: December 1, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2000…
The United Russia political party was founded. Date: December 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
As a result of the merger of the Perm Oblast and the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, a new subject of the Russian Federation, the Perm Krai, was created. Date: December 1, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The law on same-sex marriage comes into force in South Africa, legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time on the African continent. Date: December 1, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)