Assassination of Vitelius
Vespasians supporters enter Rome & drag Vitelius through the streets & kill him
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December 20 in History
This permanent archive page contains 118 World History Database records for December 20, spanning 69 to 2023. Recorded topics include Assassination of Vitelius; Death of Vitelius; Siege of Rome.
Total: 118Events: 108Births: 1Deaths: 5Battles: 4Countries: 28
Events on December 20
Siege of Rome
Vespasians supporters enter Rome & drag Vitelius through the streets & kill him
Synod
Benedict IX, Gregory VI & Sylvester III are repudiated
Arrest of Richard I the Lionheart
Captured by Leopold of Austria when returning back to England
Arrest of Richard I the Lionheart
Held captive in Durenstein Castele 1193-1194
Election as Pope
The cardinals elected Jacques Fournier pope, and he took the name Benedict XII.
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Siege of Rhodes
Resumes negotiations
Alliance Mary of Scots and the Protestant Church
Makes a personal gift of œ10,000 to the Protestant Church
Gregorian Calendar Adoption
Implements the Gregorian calendar change in France in December 1582
Cavalier Parliament
Charles II gives assent to the Corporation Act during the Cavalier Parliament.
Corporation Act
Charles II gives assent to the Corporation Act, reshaping municipal government after the Restoration.
Corporation Act
Charles II gives royal assent to the Corporation Act regulating municipal office.
Corporation Act
Clarendon's ministry backs the Corporation Act as part of the Restoration settlement.
Corporation Act
Turnor presides over the Commons during the Parliament that passes the Corporation Act.
Peers Summoned
William III of Orange summons leading peers to advise on government and the constitutional crisis following James II's departure.
Grand Alliance
Joins William III in the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV
Grand Alliance
Joins the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV
Grand Alliance Opposition
Faces the enlarged Grand Alliance led by William III and Leopold I
Grand Alliance Treaty
William III of Orange joins England and the Dutch Republic with the Habsburg monarchy in the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV's France.
Reform of Calendar
Sets about reforming the Russian calendar
Declaration of War
Declares War on The Netherlands
Conference of London
The Conference formally agrees to the independence of Belgium from Holland
Independence of Mexico
Texas declares independence from Mexico & its President, de Santa Anna
Independence of Texas
Texas declares independence from Mexico & its President, de Santa Anna
Arrest of Lenin
Police repression strikes Lenin's League of Struggle circle.
Defection
Supports the prospective Liberal Party candidate at the Ludlow by-election
Election
Supports the prospective Liberal Party candidate at the Ludlow by-election
Siege of Port-Arthur
Port Arthur surrenders to the Japanese
Beardmore Glacier Photography
Scott takes photographs during the glacier stage, adding his own images to the expedition's visual record.
First Support Party Return
Turns back with the first supporting party.
Support Party Return
Returns north with the first supporting party.
Support Party Return
Returns from the southern journey support work.
Support Party Return
Returns with the first supporting party.
Anzac Evacuation Completed without Major Loss
White's withdrawal plan succeeds as the final ANZAC troops leave before dawn with virtually no casualties.
Suvla Withdrawal Completed
De Lisle's remaining troops leave the Suvla sector during the successful December evacuation.
Economy of Russia
The Vesenkha gains control over Government finance of industry & wages state wages
Nationalization
The Vesenkha gains control over Government finance of industry & wages state wages
Veshenka
The Vesenkha gains control over Government finance of industry & state wages
Conference of Spartacists
The National Conference of Spartacists is held in Berlin
Spartacist League
The National Conference of Spartacists is held in Berlin
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Released from Landsberg prison after serving 9 months of a 5 yr sentence
NSDAP
Released from Landsberg prison after serving 9 months of a 5 yr sentence
Britain extends recognition to the Nationalist government as Chiang consolidates
Britain extends recognition to the Nationalist government as Chiang consolidates international legitimacy.
Foreign Issues Debate
Returns to the weakness of the post-Munich settlement and presses for policies capable of deterring further expansion.
Chief Naval Operations
Appointed Chief of Naval Operations
Coup
Villarroel joins military and MNR conspirators in overthrowing Penaranda.
President of Bolivia
Villarroel assumes leadership of Bolivia after the December military coup.
Promotion to General of the Army
Promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army.
US First and Ninth Armies Placed under Montgomery
Temporarily receives operational control of US First and Ninth Armies during the Ardennes crisis.
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Austria
Federal Vice Chancellor
Appointed Federal Vice Chancellor
Milch Trial Arraignment
Milch was arraigned before Military Tribunal II and pleaded not guilty.
EBR-I
Experimental breeder reactor produces electricity from nuclear fuel.
Soviet Criticism
Kerensky develops his views through soviet criticism after 1917.
National Liberation Front
Becomes a leading figure associated with the National Liberation Front
McCloy-Zorin Accords
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
McCloy-Zorin Accords
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
McCloy-Zorin Accords
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
Nuclear Power
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
UN Endorsement of McCloy-Zorin Principles
The United Nations endorses agreed United States-Soviet principles for future general and complete disarmament negotiations.
United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
South Vietnam Inspection Trip
McCone completed discussions in Saigon and found weak governmental leadership, uncertain military progress, and serious shortcomings in reporting on the counterinsurgency.
Peace
A message is sent to Hanoi indicating an interest in a peace settlement
Arrest of Karl-Heinz Ruhland
Karl-Heinz Ruhland is arrested by the police and begins talking (he only knew the gangs code names), Ruhland becomes a star witness at many of the Baader-Meinhof trials
Arrest of Ulrike Marie Meinhof
Ulrike Meinhof bolts at a police check point, leaving an ID card with a very recent picture of her newly-peroxided hair style
Red Army Faction
Karl-Heinz Ruhland is arrested by the police and begins talking (he only knew the gangs code names), Ruhland becomes a star witness at many of the Baader-Meinhof trials
Arrest of Mujibar Rahman
Mujibur Rahman is released from prison & becomes President of Bangladesh
Chief Martial Law Administrator
Bhutto becomes civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator after Yahya Khan resigns.
Commander in Chief
Gul Hassan Khan becomes Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army after Yahya Khan leaves office.
Independence of Bangladesh
Sheik Rahman is nominated as president
President of Bangladesh
Sheik Rahman is nominated as president
President of Pakistan
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto succeeds Yahya Khan as President.
Resignation after War
Yahya Khan relinquishes power after Pakistan's defeat and the separation of East Pakistan as Bangladesh.
Assassination of Luis Carerro Blanco
Killed by an ETA car bomb
Milk Fund Investigation Continues
Leads another closed committee session examining evidence gathered in the Milk Fund investigation and questions concerning political contributions.
Dark Horse
Releases album, "Dark Horse" in the UK
Parole from Lompoc Prison
Is paroled after serving eighteen months at the federal minimum-security prison in Lompoc, California, for his Watergate convictions.
Invasion of South Georgia
An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
Invasion of South Georgia
An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
South Georgia Landing
His workers land at Leith without proper permission.
Asteroid 2069 Hubble Officially Named
The Minor Planet Center publishes the approved naming citation for asteroid (2069) Hubble, formally honouring Edwin Hubble for his pioneering work in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.
Strike
Nottinghamshire miners vote to defy union rules
Foreign Policy Statement at Hong Kong
Announces 225,000 Hong kong citizens will be given British citizenship
Reform of Government
Banks refuse to continue Government plans for student loans
Resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze
Resigns delaring Russia is heading for a dictatorship
UN Security Council Resolution 681
Is asked to monitor implementation of the Fourth Geneva Convention in occupied territories.
CODESA
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi personally does not participate because his demands for additional delegations of the homeland KwaZulu and the Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini were declined
CODESA
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
CODESA
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
CODESA
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
CODESA
The IFP is represented by Frank Mdlalose at CODESA
CODESA
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) , under the chairmanship of the judges Michael Corbett , Petrus Shabort and Ismail Mahomed, begins with a plenary session
Constitution of South Africa
Delegations from 19 political groups discuss drafting the new constitution
Government
Appointed Secretary of Labour
Government
Appointed Secretary of Energy
Government
Appointed Secretary of Transport
Large Hadron Collider Construction Plan
Presides as CERN Council approves completing the Large Hadron Collider in a single construction stage rather than the original two-stage plan.
Return to Presidency
Iliescu begins a further presidential term after winning the 2000 election.
Governor-General Takes Office
Michael Ogio becomes Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Club World Cup Final Opening Goal
Scores the opening goal as Real Madrid defeat San Lorenzo 2-0 in the Club World Cup final.
Club World Cup Final Double
Scores twice as Barcelona defeat River Plate 3-0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup.
Arsenal Appointment
Becomes Arsenal head coach after assisting Pep Guardiola.
First Senior Management Role
Begins his first senior managerial appointment.
Withdrawal Agreement Bill
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes second reading after the Conservative election victory.
Re-Election to Second Presidential Term
Wins a second presidential term in the national election held amid opposition challenges and logistical problems.
Births on December 20
Birth of Geoffrey Howe
Geoffrey Howe is born on 20 December 1926.
Deaths on December 20
Death of Vitelius
Death of Vitelius, assassinated
Death of John Ernst Steinbeck
Death of John Ernst Steinbeck
Death of Luis Carerro Blanco
Death of Luis Carerro Blanco
Death of Carl Edward Sagan
Death of Carl Edward Sagan
Death of Juzo Itami
Death of Juzo Itami
Battles on December 20
Battle of Gadebusch
Stenbock defeats Danish and Saxon forces at Gadebusch in Sweden's last major field victory of the war.
Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
Commands the British column ambushed by Boer forces.
Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
Defeats Anstruther's column at Bronkhorstspruit.
Battle of Bronkhorstspruitt
Destroys the British 94th Regiment during an ambush