Capture of Poitou
Philip IV captures Poitou
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December 1 in History
This permanent archive page contains 219 World History Database records for December 1, spanning 1135 to 2024. Recorded topics include Death of Henry I; Death of Isabella of England; Capture of Poitou.
Total: 219Events: 193Births: 9Deaths: 10Battles: 6Coronations: 1Countries: 38
Events on December 1
Constitution of England
All Irish laws must be approved by the Privy Council
Legislation
Passes Poynings Law in the Irish Parliament
Siege of Rhodes
Begins negotiations after heavy losses on both sides
Trial of Duke of Somerset
Somerset is acquitted of high treason but convicted of felony after a trial at Westminster Hall.
Execution of Campion
Executed after being falsely implicated in a plot against Elizabeth I
Execution of Campion
St Edmund Campion is executed when falsely implicated in a plot against Elizabeth I
Plot
Executed after being falsely implicated in a plot against Elizabeth I
Dissolution of Parliament
Asked by Parliament to defend German Protestants
Parliament
Asked by Parliament to find a Protestant wife for the Prince of Wales
Return to Arcetri
The Holy Office permits Galileo to return to his villa at Arcetri while maintaining restrictions on his contacts and scientific discussion.
Portuguese Restoration
Is killed during the Portuguese coup against Spanish rule
Portuguese Restoration
Loses Portugal when the Braganza revolt proclaims John IV king
Delivery of Grand Remonstrance
Hopton joins the deputation carrying the Remonstrance to the King.
Grand Remonstrance Presented
A parliamentary deputation formally presents the Grand Remonstrance to Charles.
Grand Remonstrance Presented
A parliamentary deputation formally presents the Grand Remonstrance to Charles.
Grand Remonstrance Received
Charles receives the parliamentary document at Hampton Court.
Grand Remonstrance Received
Charles receives the parliamentary document at Hampton Court.
Arrest of Charles I
The Army siezes Charles I
Sale-Hyde Park
Cromwell sells Hyde Park to 3 buyes for œ17,000, an entrance fee is required
Spanish Succession
The Spanish testament naming Philip of Anjou is debated at Versailles amid fears of a European war.
Mobilization
Joins up with the remnants of Brunswicks troops, takes the offensives & marches east
RAA
George III becomes patron of the Royal Academy of Arts
Declaration of Fairfax Resolves
Threatens to stop all Colonial exports to Britain. Signs a measure barring the importation of slaves
1st Balloon Flight
Mans the 1st manned hydrogen balloon flight
Capture of Lisbon
Junot captures Lisbon
Invasion of Portugal
Junot captures Lisbon
Conference of London
Informs Belgium that it has no claim to Luxemburg. Informs Belgium any threat to Luxemburg will justify intervention of the German States
Kossuth Mazzini and Louis Napoleon
Publishes a Tribune article on Kossuth, Mazzini and the politics surrounding Louis Napoleon.
Prime Minister of South Africa
Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
Civil Service Promotion
Is promoted to Oberregierungsrat in the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior.
Capture of De Wet
Is captured after the rebellion fails.
Siege of Athens
Greek royalist troops attack an Allied landing party
Alekseev Organisation
Joins anti-Bolshevik officers gathering around Alekseev.
Cadet Party
Outlaws the Cadet Party
Supreme War Council
Represents American military interests in Allied planning.
Supreme War Council
Represents Italy after being removed from field command.
Supreme War Council
Takes command in Italy as the council reviews the Italian front.
Supreme War Council
Serves as French military representative to the council.
Supreme War Council
Faces new Allied scrutiny through the council's strategic reviews.
Supreme War Council
Represents Wilson's views during early Supreme War Council sessions.
Supreme War Council
Represents British headquarters concerns in Allied planning debates.
Supreme War Council
Resists full amalgamation of American troops into Allied armies.
Supreme War Council
Coordinates French army concerns with the new Allied planning body.
Supreme War Council
Serves as British military representative at Versailles.
Constitution of Turkey
Appointed Head of the Provisional Government
Great Union
Proclaims union of Transylvania with Romania.
Provisional Government
Appointed Head of the Provisional Government
Return to Bucharest
Ferdinand returns to Bucharest as the union of Romanian provinces is proclaimed.
Rule of Kars
The South-Western Caucasian Democratic Republic is proclaimed in Kars
Prime Minister of Romania
Vaida-Voevod forms the first government strongly representing Transylvanian politicians.
Baldwin Supports London Signature Ceremony
Baldwin supports the formal London signing that completes the agreements negotiated at Locarno.
Belgian Signature at London Ceremony
Vandervelde adds Belgium's signature at the London ceremony, completing its participation in the Rhineland security system.
Briand Travels to London for Formal Signing
Briand joins the other principal delegates in London for the formal signing of the Locarno agreements.
British Signature of Treaty of Mutual Guarantee
Chamberlain signs in London as Britain's plenipotentiary, formally binding the government to the western guarantee.
Formal London Signature of Locarno Agreements
Stresemann signs the Locarno agreements in London at the formal ceremony on 1 December 1925.
French Signature of Rhineland Pact in London
Briand formally signs the Rhineland Pact on behalf of France at the London ceremony.
Italian Formal Signature in London
Scialoja formally signs the Locarno instruments for Italy at the London ceremony.
London Locarno Signing
The Locarno agreements are formally signed in London.
London Signing Ceremony for Locarno
Chamberlain attends the formal London signing ceremony for the agreements negotiated at Locarno.
Editor
Takes over the publications of Gregor Strasser including the NS-Briefe
Propaganda
Appointed Propagandist by Hitler, separates him from Gregor Strasser & wins his loyalty
Undulatory Theory Physical Review Paper
Publishes an English-language account of wave mechanics in Physical Review under the title An Undulatory Theory of the Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules.
Marriage
Marries Soong Mei-ling in Shanghai, strengthening his ties to the influential Soong family.
Constitution of Germany
The NSDAP becomes the party of the state
Unity of Party and State
Gains institutional importance as the Law to Secure the Unity of Party and State binds the NSDAP to the German state.
Unity of Party and State
Approves the law declaring the Nazi Party and state inseparable, formalising one-party rule after the destruction of opposition.
Assassination of Sergei Mironovich Kirov
Assassination by Stalins men is used by Stalin to begin his party purges
Assassination of Sergei Mironovich Kirov
The assassination of Kirov sparks off purges in Russia
SS
Appointed Member of Deathshead Formation (Totenkopf Verband)
End of Second Syrovy Government
The Second Syrovy Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
First Beran Government
Begins the First Beran Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
War Cabinet Review
Reviews air defence shipping losses and imperial commitments.
Commander of Army Group South
Appointed Commander of Army Group South
Commander of Army Group South
Appointed Commander of Army Group South
Dismissal
Relieved of his command by Hitler due to his disagreement over strategy
Invasion of Russia
Russian prisoners amount to 3,806,865; the number of tanks destroyed or captured 21,391, guns, 32,541 & aeroplanes, 17,322
Operation Barbarossa
The remains of 3 panzer groups are forced to continue against the Russian resistance
Beveridge Report
Supports ambitious implementation of postwar social reform.
Beveridge Report
Publishes Social Insurance and Allied Services.
Beveridge Report
Beveridge proposes comprehensive social insurance against major causes of poverty.
Comprehensive Health Proposal
Calls for comprehensive health services in postwar reconstruction.
Five Giants
Frames Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness as postwar challenges.
Report
The Beveridge scheme for compulsory social insurance is announced
Accepts Curzon Line in Principle
Stalin says he could accept the Curzon Line as the Soviet-Polish frontier if the Soviet Union receives northern East Prussia including Konigsberg.
Allied Cover Plan Coordination Agreed
Brooke's delegation joins the agreement to coordinate deception plans intended to mislead Germany about forthcoming operations.
British Guarantee of Iranian Sovereignty Signed
Churchill commits Britain to respect Iran's political independence and territorial integrity after wartime cooperation.
Compares 1939 Frontier to Curzon Line
Molotov tells the Allied leaders that the Soviet frontier established in 1939 is, in his view, essentially the Curzon Line.
Declaration Regarding Iran Signed
Roosevelt signs the declaration supporting Iran's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Final Day of Tehran Conference
Stalin joins the final discussions as the three powers complete their military conclusions and political declarations.
Final Leaders Session Begins at Noon
Roosevelt meets Churchill, Stalin and senior advisers for the final day of conference negotiations.
Final Soviet Negotiating Session
Stalin participates in the final negotiating sessions as the three governments complete their agreements.
Final Tehran Communique Agreed
Roosevelt agrees the final communiqué with Churchill and Stalin after the last conference discussions.
Final Tehran Negotiations Continue
Churchill joins prolonged final discussions covering military conclusions and political declarations.
Overlord and Southern France Agreement
Churchill accepts the agreed plan for Overlord in 1944 together with a supporting operation against southern France.
Overlord and Southern France Agreement
Roosevelt accepts the coordinated plan for Overlord and a supporting operation against southern France in 1944.
Overlord May 1944 Timing Confirmed
Roosevelt confirms agreement that Operation Overlord will be launched in May 1944.
Polish Frontier Discussion at Tehran
Stalin discusses moving Poland's eastern frontier toward the Curzon Line while compensating Poland with territory farther west.
Polish-Soviet Relations
Roosevelt opens the Tehran political discussion by hoping Polish-Soviet relations can be restored before final decisions on disputed frontier questions.
Questions Curzon Comparison
Eden challenges Molotov's claim that the 1939 Soviet frontier and the Curzon Line are identical, noting meaningful differences between them.
Requests Polish Frontier Formula
Churchill asks Stalin for a workable frontier formula that Britain could take back to the Polish Government in London.
Roosevelt, Churchill & Kai-Shek demand Japans unconditional surrender
Roosevelt, Churchill & Kai-Shek demand Japans unconditional surrender. Roosevelt, Churchill & Kai-Shek demand Japans return to its 1894 boundaries
Southern France Supporting Operation Confirmed
Churchill accepts a supporting operation against southern France, subject to the availability of landing craft.
Soviet Guarantee of Iranian Sovereignty Signed
Stalin accepts the tripartite pledge preserving Iran as a sovereign state after the war.
Soviet Response to Bulgarian Attack on Turkey Stated
Stalin states that the Soviet Union would enter war with Bulgaria if Bulgaria attacked Turkey after Turkish entry against Germany.
Soviet Support for Overlord Coordination
Stalin confirms Soviet support for Overlord and promises a major Soviet offensive to help prevent German reinforcement of France.
Soviet Supporting Offensive Commitment Confirmed
Stalin confirms that Soviet forces will attack around the time of Overlord to hinder German troop transfers westward.
Tehran Conference Concludes with Big Three Unity
Churchill leaves the summit with agreement on coordinated 1944 operations and continued three-power cooperation.
Tehran Declaration Signed
Churchill signs the declaration stating that the Allies have concerted their plans for the destruction of German forces.
Tehran Declaration Signed
Roosevelt signs the joint declaration confirming Allied agreement on coordinated military operations against Germany.
Tripartite Staff Coordination Agreement Completed
The conference concludes that American, British and Soviet military staffs should maintain close contact over forthcoming European operations.
Turkey Entry into War Judged Desirable
Churchill joins the conclusion that Allied strategy would benefit if Turkey entered the war before the end of 1943.
Western Compensation for Poland
Churchill proposes shifting Poland westward, compensating eastern territorial losses with German lands including parts of East Prussia and territory toward the Oder.
Yugoslav Partisan Support Agreement Confirmed
Stalin joins the agreement to provide Yugoslav Partisans with supplies, equipment and commando support.
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland
1st Playboy Magazine
The first Playboy magazine is published, Marilyn Monroe is on the cover
The first Playboy magazine is published, Marilyn Monroe
The first Playboy magazine is published, Marilyn Monroe is on the cover
Arrest of Rosa Parks
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, urged and planned by ED Nixon (head of the Montgomery NAACP chapter and a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters) and led by Martin Luther King follows Rosa Parks arrest. Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to comply with the Jim Crow laws that required her to give up her seat to a white man
Jim Crow Laws
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to comply with the Jim Crow laws that required her to give up her seat to a white man
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, urged and planned by ED Nixon (head of the Montgomery NAACP chapter and a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters) and led by Martin Luther King follows Rosa Parks arrest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, urged and planned by ED Nixon (head of the Montgomery NAACP chapter and a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters) and led by Martin Luther King follows Rosa Parks arrest
Capture near Port Francqui
Troops loyal to Mobutu capture Lumumba during his attempted journey eastward.
President Re-Elected
Senghor is re-elected under the strengthened presidential system
Presidential Election
Raul Leoni won the presidential election and prepared to succeed Romulo Betancourt.
President's Daily Brief Introduced
CIA introduced the President's Daily Brief for Lyndon Johnson, replacing earlier formats with a concise intelligence product tailored to his reading habits.
Mobilization
Reccommends to Johnson a diluted version of Bundys "just right" option
Presidential Election
Rafael Caldera won a closely contested presidential election as the COPEI candidate.
Hague European Summit
Represents Germany as leaders open the Hague summit on completion, deepening and enlargement of the European Communities.
Hague European Summit
Represents Italy as Community leaders open the Hague summit on completion, deepening and enlargement.
Hague Summit Relaunch
Pompidou backed completion, deepening and enlargement of the Communities at the Hague summit.
Order of Lenin
Awarded the Order of Lenin for the sixth time.
Transfer to CRP
Liddy leaves his White House Domestic Council post and moves to the Committee to Re-Elect the President as counsel, positioning him to develop campaign intelligence operations.
Pioneer 10 Close-Up Imaging
Pioneer 10 begins returning Jupiter images surpassing the best Earth-based views then available.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sings on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, an album that broadens the band's arrangements and production.
Shadow Home Affairs
Returns to Labour's front bench as the principal opposition spokesman on home affairs.
Restoration
The monarchy is restored after the death of Franco
Rome European Council
Hosts the European Council as leaders discuss direct elections, a common passport and Community representation at G7 summits.
Bill Grundy Interview
Interviews the Sex Pistols on live television, triggering complaints and tabloid outrage.
Bill Grundy Interview
Uses the television controversy to increase the Sex Pistols' notoriety and public profile.
Bill Grundy Interview
Appears on the Today programme interview that turns the Sex Pistols into a national controversy.
Grundy Television Controversy
Appears with the Sex Pistols on Thames Television's Today programme, where the band's language creates a national media controversy.
Alliance Palestine and PLO
Formation of a solidarity front between Algeria, Libya, Southern Yemen & the PLO
Solidarity
Formation of a solidarity front between Algeria, Libya, Southern Yemen & the PLO
Japan NPT Safeguards Procedures Enter Force
Exchanges notes bringing into force subsidiary arrangements implementing Japan's NPT safeguards agreement.
She's Not There and Kicks EP
She's Not There and the Kicks EP enter the Official Singles Chart and reach the UK Top Forty.
Premiership Crisis
Pen Sovan's position weakens before his removal from office
Vietnam Offensive
Vietnam launches major dry-season offensive against border bases
Velvet Revolution
Barbed wire is removed from the border with West Germany and Austria. Barbed wire is removed from borders with West Germany. Barbed wire at the border with Austria is removed
Channel Tunnel
The 2 halves of the Channel tunnel are joined
Channel Tunnel
The 2 halves of the Channel tunnel are joined
Channel Tunnel
The 2 halves of the Channel tunnel are joined
Coup
Habre is deposed by Idriss Deby and flees to Senegal with $11 million
Exile of Hissene Habre
Habre is deposed by Idriss Deby and flees to Senegal with $11 million
Independence of Russia
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
Independence of Ukraine
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
President Elected
Nazarbayev wins Kazakhstan's first presidential election
Referendum
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
Election
Wins 45% in the first round of the Presidential Elections in the Republic of Khakasiya
Foreign Secretary of Thailand
Appointed Foreign Minister
Inauguration
Sworn in as Prime Minister of Thailand, member of the New Aspiration Party
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance
Secretary of State for Defence
Otasevic begins serving as Bolivia's minister responsible for national defence.
Director General IAEA
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
Electoral Reform Commission
Appoints Jenkins to chair the Independent Commission on the Voting System.
Electoral Reform Commission Appointment
Is appointed to chair the Independent Commission on the Voting System.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Appointed Director General of the IAEA
Reform of Electoral System
Appointed chair of the Independent Commission on the Voting System.
Intercontinental Cup Winning Goal
Scores the decisive goal against Vasco da Gama as Real Madrid win the Intercontinental Cup.
Second Intercontinental Cup
Coaches Real Madrid to a 2-1 Intercontinental Cup victory over Vasco da Gama.
Arrest of Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet
Pinochet is indicted for "kidnapping" 75 opponents in the Caravan of Death case - Guzman advanced the charge of "kidnapping" as they were officially "disappeared:"
Great Recession Announcement
The NBER committee announces that the recession began in December 2007.
Council Voting Reform
The treaty makes qualified-majority voting the standard procedure in additional Council decisions.
European Institutional Reform
Brown's government implements the institutional changes created by the Treaty of Lisbon.
Invasion of Afghanistan
Obama announces deployment of 30,000 more US troops while pledging to begin withdrawals in 18 months
Lisbon Institutional Reforms Take Effect
Serves as Foreign Minister as the Lisbon Treaty reforms become legally effective.
Lisbon Treaty Double-Majority Rule
The treaty introduces a future double-majority system for qualified-majority voting.
Lisbon Treaty Enters Force
Sarkozy welcomed the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and its institutional reforms.
Lisbon Treaty Entry into Force
The Treaty of Lisbon enters into force across the European Union.
Member-State Voting Requirement
The voting system requires support from a majority of European Union member states.
National Parliament Scrutiny
The treaty expands opportunities for national parliaments to examine European legislation.
Population Threshold for Council Voting
The treaty establishes population and member-state thresholds for future Council majorities.
Qualified-Majority Voting Expansion
The treaty extends qualified-majority voting across additional European policy areas.
Treaty of Lisbon
The Treaty of Lisbon comes into effect
Treaty of Lisbon Enters into Force
Lisbon reforms take effect under Berlusconi, changing EU institutions, voting procedures and external representation.
Treaty of Lisbon Enters into Force
Lisbon's institutional reforms become binding across the Union while Cowen serves as Taoiseach.
Treaty of Lisbon Enters into Force
Heads the German government when the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force across the European Union.
Treaty of Lisbon Enters into Force
Lisbon's institutional reforms become binding across the Union while Papandreou serves as Greek prime minister.
Sputnik Planitia
Research proposes that Pluto's nitrogen-rich Sputnik Planitia could have formed early and migrated as the dwarf planet's rotation evolved.
Prosperity Party
Launches the Prosperity Party to replace the EPRDF coalition.
BepiColombo Mercury Flyby
BepiColombo completes its fifth Mercury flyby and passes the planet at a substantially higher altitude than earlier encounters.
Hunter Biden Pardon
Pardons his son Hunter Biden.
Births on December 1
Birth of John Keill
Birth of John Keill
Birth of Marie Tussaud
Birth of Marie Tussaud
Birth of Alexndra
Birth of Alexndra
Birth of Carsten Borchgrevink
Birth of Carsten Borchgrevink
Birth of Ernst Toller
Birth of Ernst Toller
Birth of Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg
Birth of Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg)
Bryukhanov Birth
Is born in Tashkent in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic on 1 December 1935.
Birth of John Densmore
Birth of Doors drummer John Densmore.
Birth of John Densmore
Birth of John Densmore
Deaths on December 1
Death of Henry I
Death of Henry I, a gastric attack after eating lampreys
Death of Isabella of England
Death of Isabella of England, dies in childbirth along with her newborn child
Death of St Edmund Campion
Death of St Edmund Campion, executed
Death of Alexander I
Dies at Taganrog after a sudden illness generally identified as typhus.
Death of Sergei Mironovich Kirov
Death of Sergei Mironovich Kirov, assassinated
Death of David Ben-Gurion
Death of David Ben-Gurion
Death of David Ben-Gurion
Death of David Ben-Gurion, Israels first Prime Minister
Death of Stephane Grappelli
Death of Stephane Grappelli
Caravan of Death
Pinochet is indicted for "kidnapping" 75 opponents in the Caravan of Death case - Guzman advanced the charge of "kidnapping" as they were officially "disappeared:"
Death of George Harrison
Death of George Harrison, from cancer
Battles on December 1
Battle of Bashkadiklar
Directs cavalry attacks that help turn the Ottoman flank at Bashkadiklar.
Battle of Bashkadiklar
Defeats a much larger Ottoman army at Bashkadiklar and captures numerous guns.
Battle of Bashkadiklar
Commands Russian cavalry during the decisive victory at Bashkadiklar.
Battle of Bashkadiklar
Leads Russian infantry in the hard fighting against Ottoman batteries at Bashkadiklar.
Battle of Bashkadiklar
Serves among the senior Ottoman commanders during the defeat at Bashkadiklar.
Battle of Bashkadiklar
Commands the Ottoman army defeated by Bebutov at Bashkadiklar near Kars.
Coronations on December 1
Coronation
Crowned Emperor of Brazil