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1995 NBA settles strike of referees, refs to return on Dec 12

1983 U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984

1978 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999

1974 Victoria Silverstedt, Skelleftehamn Sweden, playmate, Dec, 1996

1971 Karen McDougal, born in Gary, Indiana, playmate, Dec, 1997

1970 Morgan Fox, Prince George BC, playmate, Dec, 1990

1968 Kata Karkkainen, Helsinki Finland, playmate, Dec, 1988

1968 Barbara Ann Moore, Spokane, Washington, playmate, Dec, 1992

1967 Wendy Hamilton, born in Detroit, Michigan, playmate, Dec, 1991

1967 Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa begins 8-year jail sentence for defrauding the union and jury tampering (commuted Dec 23, 1971)

1966 Petra Verkaik, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Dec, 1989

1965 Laurie Carr, born in Dallas, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1986

1965 India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987

1962 Arlene Baxter, Oceanside California, playmate, Dec, 1993

1961 Charlotte Kemp, Omaha Ne, playmate, Dec, 1982

1958 Colin Ferguson, murderer, 6 people on the LIRR on Dec 7, 1993

1956 Terri Welles, Knepper, California, playmate of the year, Dec, 1980

1955 Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978

1955 Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate, Dec, 1979

1950 Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls

1948 Sue Bernard, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Dec, 1966

1945 Jo Collins, born in Oregon, Playboy playmate, Dec, 1964

1944 Donna Michele, playmate, Dec, 1963, actress, Beach Blanket Bingo

1944 NFL Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3)

1943 NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merge, (dissolves on Dec 5)

1934 Janet Pilgrim, playmate, July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956

1922 Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st President of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated

1787 Thomas Stone, U.S. attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44

1777 British General Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4

1777 Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec

1680 Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th

1582 Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th

1294 Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)

352 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th

337 Earliest possible date that Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th


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