Invasion of Western Isles
Haakon is forced to leave the Western Isles & dies on is way to the Orkneys
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December 15 in History
This permanent archive page contains 148 World History Database records for December 15, spanning 37 to 2021. Recorded topics include Birth of Nero; Battle of Tricamarum; Invasion of Western Isles.
Total: 148Events: 128Births: 3Deaths: 3Battles: 14Countries: 28
Events on December 15
Siege of Rhodes
Peace negotiations break down & the siege continues
Alliance Scottish Parliament and France by approving a new Treaty
The Scottish Parliament renews its alliance with France by approving a new Treaty
Auld Alliance Renewed
Supports renewal of Scotland's traditional alliance with France.
French Alliance Restored
The Scottish Parliament reaffirms the French connection after rejecting Greenwich.
First Telescopic Description of Andromeda
Observes M31 through a telescope and describes its pale central glow, providing the first known telescopic account of the Andromeda object.
Publication of Grand Remonstrance
Pym supports publication of the document to appeal directly to public opinion.
Burial
Buried in Westminster Abbey
Parliamentary Thanks after Blenheim
Appears in the Lords and receives formal parliamentary thanks for the Blenheim campaign.
Bill of Rights
Ten amendments based on Madison's proposals are ratified as the Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
President when the first ten amendments take effect as the Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights comes into effect
Constitution of USA
The Bill of Rights comes into effect
Committee of General Security
Desmoulins quickly turned his pen against the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security, comparing their reign to that of the Roman tyrants chronicled by Tacitus and expounding the "indulgent" views of the Dantonist faction
Committee of General Security
Desmoulins quickly turned his pen against the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security, comparing their reign to that of the Roman tyrants chronicled by Tacitus and expounding the "indulgent" views of the Dantonist faction.
Committee of Public Safety
Desmoulins launched Le Vieux Cordelier against the Hebertists, then increasingly criticized emergency committees and promoted the Dantonist call for clemency.
Committee of Public Safety
Journalist Camille Desmoulins begins publishing Le Vieux Cordelier, a newspaper which was initially aimed, with the approval of Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety at the ultra-revolutionary Hebertist faction. Desmoulins quickly turned his pen against the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security, comparing their reign to that of the Roman tyrants chronicled by Tacitus and expounding the "indulgent" views of the Dantonist faction
Result of Surrender of Gawilghur
Gawilghur passes into British control, weakening Scindia's military position.
Result of Surrender of Gawilghur
The fall of Gawilghur removes a major Maratha stronghold from the campaign.
Surrender of Gawilghur
Surrender of Gawilghur.
Surrender of Gawilghur
Surrender of Gawilghur
Burial
Interred at Les Invalides
Austrian Ultimatum
Demands that Russia accept Allied peace terms, including Black Sea neutralisation and territorial concessions.
Austrian Ultimatum
Presses Russia to accept Allied peace terms.
Neutrality
Demands Russia agree Allied demands for neutralization of the Black Sea.
Peace
Russia accepts Austria's ultimatum to negotiate with the Allies.
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) comes into being
Suez Canal Company
Forms the Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez to finance and build the canal.
Suez Canal Company
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) comes into being
Independence of Great Britain
Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble
Independence of Ireland
Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble
British Advance Repulsed
Helps defeat Buller's attempt to relieve Ladysmith.
Siege of Ladysmith
Takes part in operations around the siege and relief of Ladysmith.
Presnya Fighting
Uses artillery against rebel districts in Moscow.
Historical Novel Published
Sets a historical romance during the reign of Henry VIII.
The Lady of Blossholme
Publishes The Lady of Blossholme in book form.
Detailed Anzac Suvla Evacuation Orders Issued
Detailed orders are issued for the final evacuation phase, with secrecy and deception measures designed to conceal the withdrawal.
Detailed Final Evacuation Orders Issued
White's detailed timetable governs the final nights of withdrawal from the ANZAC perimeter.
Armistice
Germany retains its captured territories
Armistice
A 28 day armistice is signed with the Central Powers
Armistice with Central Powers
An armistice halts fighting between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers while formal peace negotiations continue.
Peace
An armistices is signed between Russia & the central powers
Einstein Gas Theory Paper
Submits a paper on Einstein's gas theory that forms part of the immediate intellectual background to his development of wave mechanics.
Enigma Machine
Adapts Polish methods after Germany adds two extra rotors, greatly increasing possible Enigma rotor orders.
Washington sends its fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews
Washington sends its fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews
Washington sends its fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews
Washington sends its fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews
Roosevelt Correspondence
Presses Roosevelt for greater American material aid.
Capture of Cyrenaica
Commands the Eighth Army which captures Cyrenaica from Rommel
Real Madrid Presidency
Becomes president and begins a transformative period in Real Madrid's institutional history.
Retreat
Manstein persuades Hitler to order a retreat behind the River Dnieper
Retreat
Manstein persuades Hitler to order a retreat behind the River Dnieper
Coordinates Polish Question with Churchill
Seeks British coordination before asking Stalin to delay action on recognition of the Lublin Committee.
Public Support for Curzon Line
Churchill publicly defends the Curzon Line as the basis for Poland's eastern frontier while arguing that Poland should receive substantial compensation from Germany.
Council of Foreign Minister's
The controlling Council of Germany breaks up after failing to agree the future
Baptism
The Princes godparents are King George VI, Queen Mary, Princess Margaret, the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, David Bowes-Lyon, Lady Brabourne, King Haakon VII of Norway (for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy), and Prince George of Greece. Prince Charles baptised in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher
First French Controlled Chain Reaction
Achieves the first controlled nuclear chain reaction on French territory.
French Reactor
Leads work culminating in France's first nuclear reactor.
Zoe Reactor Criticality
Helps bring Frances first experimental nuclear reactor to criticality.
Stabilisation Plan
Siles Zuazo adopts a stabilisation plan to control inflation after the revolution
National Plebiscite
The government held a disputed plebiscite extending Marcos Perez Jimenez's rule.
State Visit
al-Fayez participates in state visit connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Jerusalem Court Sentencing
His defence prepares an appeal to Israel's Supreme Court.
Trial
Adolf Eichmann, the former German Gestapo official accused of a major role in the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews, is sentenced by a Jerusalem court to be hanged
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Signs the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, prohibiting age discrimination against many older workers.
The Who Sell Out Album
Release The Who Sell Out.
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Turkey
United Nations
Harrison joins John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band onstage, the 1st time they had shared a stage since 1st May 1966
Venera 7 Landing
Venera 7 makes the first successful soft landing on Venus and the first survivable landing on another planet.
Venera 7 Surface Data
Venera 7 continues transmitting after touchdown, returning the first data directly from the surface of another planet.
Apollo 17 Challenger Redocking
Returns to command module America with Schmitt after rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit.
IMF December Agreement
Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
IMF December Agreement - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
IMF December Agreement - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
IMF December Agreement - IMF
IMF context: Concludes the December agreement underpinning Britain’s IMF programme.
IMF Fiscal Measures
Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Fiscal Measures - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Fiscal Measures - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Fiscal Measures - IMF
IMF context: Commits Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Letter of Intent
Healey signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Letter of Intent
Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Letter of Intent - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Letter of Intent - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Letter of Intent - IMF
IMF context: Signs the letter of intent committing Britain to fiscal measures supporting the IMF loan agreement.
IMF Loan
Healey agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
IMF Programme Agreement
Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
IMF Programme Agreement - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
IMF Programme Agreement - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
IMF Programme Agreement - IMF
IMF context: Agrees an International Monetary Fund programme supporting sterling and public finances.
Public Finance Programme
Agrees IMF-linked measures supporting public finances.
Public Finance Programme - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Agrees IMF-linked measures supporting public finances.
Public Finance Programme - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Agrees IMF-linked measures supporting public finances.
Public Finance Programme - IMF
IMF context: Agrees IMF-linked measures supporting public finances.
Rotating Black Hole Emission
Extends Hawking-radiation calculations to rotating black holes and studies how evaporation removes angular momentum.
Small Black Hole Absorption
Calculates low-frequency absorption cross sections for small black holes, clarifying how scalar and spinor waves interact with the horizon.
Sterling Support Programme
Agrees an IMF programme intended to support sterling and public finances.
Sterling Support Programme - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Agrees an IMF programme intended to support sterling and public finances.
Sterling Support Programme - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Agrees an IMF programme intended to support sterling and public finances.
Sterling Support Programme - IMF
IMF context: Agrees an IMF programme intended to support sterling and public finances.
Peoples Republic of China
Recognizes the Peoples Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan
Recognition of the Peoples Republic of China & severs
Recognizes the Peoples Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan
Party Renamed
Communist Party of Kampuchea renamed Party of Democratic Kampuchea
Vega 1 Launch
Vega 1 launches on a dual mission that will deploy a Venus lander and balloon before continuing to Halley's Comet.
Monetary Union Intergovernmental Conference
Helps launch the intergovernmental conference on economic and monetary union.
Monetary Union Intergovernmental Conference
Helps launch negotiations on treaty provisions for economic and monetary union.
Political Union Intergovernmental Conference
Represents Irish foreign policy as negotiations on political union begin.
Political Union Intergovernmental Conference
Supports the opening of treaty negotiations on political union.
Political Union Intergovernmental Conference
Supports the opening of treaty negotiations on European political union.
Rome European Council on Political Union
Backs simultaneous negotiations on political union and economic and monetary union.
Rome Intergovernmental Conferences
Mitterrand joined European leaders opening formal negotiations on political union and Economic and Monetary Union.
Declaration of Downing Street
Major & Reynolds agree an arrangement within which a united Ireland might be created
Downing Street Declaration
Agrees the Downing Street Declaration with British Prime Minister John Major, advancing principles for a peace settlement.
Negotiates the Downing St Declaration
Negotiates the Downing St Declaration with John Major
Unification
Major & Reynolds agree an arrangement within which a united Ireland might be created
Taoiseach of Ireland
Becomes Taoiseach at the head of the Rainbow Coalition.
Madrid European Council
Represents Ireland as leaders choose euro as the name of the future single currency.
Madrid European Council
Represents Italy as leaders choose euro as the name of the future single currency.
Madrid European Council
Represents Germany as leaders agree the timetable for monetary union and choose euro as the single currency's name.
Madrid European Council
Represents Greece as leaders choose euro as the name of the future single currency.
Reform of Currency
EU leaders announce the new currency will be called the Euro
Constitutional Referendum
Voters approved a new constitution creating the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and restructuring public power.
Convention Chair Selection
European leaders selected former French President Giscard dEstang to chair the Convention on the Future of Europe.
Laeken Declaration
Supports the declaration opening a wider debate on the Union's future constitutional structure.
Declaration of War
Admits responsibility for going to war in Iraq on the basis of faulty intelligence
Economy of Brazil
Announces that Brazil will clear its International Monetary Fund debt of $15.5bn 2 yrs early
Holocaust
Describes the holocaust as a myth
Historical Review
National review of the Khmer Rouge era expands
Hillsborough Independent Panel
Burnham helps secure creation of the panel overseeing disclosure of Hillsborough records.
Eastern Partnership Summit
Attends the Eastern Partnership summit and presses European leaders over Russian military pressure.
Births on December 15
Birth of Nero
Nero is born at Antium on December 15, 37, as Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.
Birth of Richard Crossman
Richard Howard Stafford Crossman is born into the family of Charles Stafford and Helen Crossman.
Birth of David Dave Clark
Birth of David Dave Clark
Deaths on December 15
Death of Thomas Charles Scanlen
Death of Thomas Charles Scanlen
Death of Glenn Miller
Death of Glenn Miller, disappears over the Channel
Death Sentence
Is sentenced to death by the District Court.
Battles on December 15
Battle of Tricamarum
Victory at the Battle of Tricamarum results in Gelimers surrender in 534 at Mount Papua, restoring the lost Roman provinces of north Africa to the Empire
Battle of Colenso
Babtie treats wounded gunners under heavy fire at Colenso and is wounded while carrying out his medical duties.
Battle of Colenso
British defeats during Black Week expose early military failure.
Battle of Colenso
Commands Boer forces contributing to the victory at Colenso.
Battle of Colenso
Defeats Buller's army at Colenso.
Battle of Colenso
Is defeated during the attempt to relieve Ladysmith.
Battle of Colenso
The British are defeated by the Boers
Battle of Colenso
Clery issues the formal movement orders for the British attack intended to force a crossing of the Tugela at Colenso.
Battle of Colenso
Congreve crosses exposed ground under heavy fire while helping to recover guns and wounded men at Colenso.
Battle of Colenso
Long places his field batteries dangerously close to the Boer line, where intense fire forces the crews away from their guns.
Battle of Colenso
Nurse helps save two guns under sustained Boer fire and receives the Victoria Cross for his actions.
Battle of Colenso
Roberts helps recover artillery under heavy Boer fire at Colenso and is mortally wounded during the attempt.
Battle of Colenso
Schofield helps bring two field guns out of action under intense Boer fire at Colenso.
Battle of River Plate
Buries the casualties of the battle