Events 401 - 428 of 428
- Dec 8 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria
- Dec 8 Dow-Jones hits record 3734.53
- Dec 8 Storm hits western Europe, 11 killed in England
- Dec 9 Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns
- Dec 10 Dow Jones hits record 3740.67
- Dec 11 Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle elected President of Chile
- Dec 12 WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in NYC
- Dec 13 Deadline for Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, they don't
- Dec 13 Dow Jones hits record 3764.43
- Dec 13 Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed
- Dec 13 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands
- Dec 14 Muslim fundamentalists murder 12 Kroates/Bosnians in Algeria
Event of Interest
Dec 15 British Prime Minister John Major and Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination
- Dec 15 C-130 flies into a Philippines hill & explodes, 16 killed
- Dec 15 Haitian premier Robert Malval resigns
- Dec 15 Lee Aspen resigns as secretary of defense
- Dec 15 Y-12 crashes at Phonesavanh, Laos: 18 killed
- Dec 17 "Northern Exposure" star Barry Corbin falls off his horse
- Dec 17 Kevin Scott skates world record 1000 m (1:12.54)
- Dec 17 Muslims in Bangladesh call for the murder of feminist Taslima Nasrin
- Dec 18 Kevin Scott skates world record 1K (1:12.54)
- Dec 18 The MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel and casino first opens as the largest hotel complex in the world (since surpassed)
- Dec 26 Antonov-26 crashes at Gyumri, Armenia, 36 killed
- Dec 27 Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93
- Dec 28 Dow-Jones hits record 3793.49
- Dec 28 Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms
- Dec 29 Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed)
- Dec 30 Vatican recognizes Israel