December 1st, 1824

Born on December 1st, 1824

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What happened on December 1st, 1824?

December 1st, 1824

United States presidential election: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election

What else happened on December 1st?

December 1st, 2019

Vivianne Miedema scored six goals and had four assists for Arsenal W.F.C. in their 11–1 victory over Bristol City W.F.C. that broke the record for the most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match.

December 1st, 1991

A referendum held to ratify the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine passed with more than 92 percent of the vote.

December 1st, 1988

Five armed men hijacked a bus carrying schoolchildren and a teacher in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz, Russia), and were later given an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft and ransom for the release of the hostages.

December 1st, 1971

A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership.

December 1st, 1966

The first Gävle goat, a Swedish Yule goat tradition, was constructed in Gävle and then burned to the ground on New Year's Eve.

December 1st, 1959

Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve.

December 1st, 1958

The musical Flower Drum Song by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered on Broadway.

December 1st, 1955

In a key event in the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott.

December 1st, 1953

American men's magazine Playboy was founded in Chicago by Hugh Hefner and his associates.

December 1st, 1948

In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved.

December 1st, 1941

The Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, was founded.

December 1st, 1934

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.

December 1st, 1923

The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people.

December 1st, 1918

With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union through a common monarch.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 1st

Born on December 1st, 1824

61

Patricio Lynch

Chilean admiral

*December 1st, 1824, Santiago †May 13th, 1886, international waters

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 1st?

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

27

Nico Dannowski

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1996, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

52

Chen Ying

Chinese badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

48

Sarah Hardaker

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1975, Dartford

71

Karl Schenk

Longest serving member of the Swiss Federal Council (1823-1895)

*December 1st, 1823, Bern †July 18th, 1895, Bern

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

65

Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005)

*December 1st, 1940, Peoria †December 10th, 2005, Encino

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

65

Sereno Watson

American botanist (1826-1892)

*December 1st, 1826, East Windsor †March 9th, 1892, Cambridge

74

Sebastián Piñera

Chilean entrepreneur and politician

*December 1st, 1949, Santiago †February 6th, 2024, Ranco Lake

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

35

Tyler Joseph

American musician

*December 1st, 1988, Columbus

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

79

Pierre Arditi

French actor

*December 1st, 1944, 6th arrondissement of Paris

81

James Bell

American actor (1891-1973)

*December 1st, 1891, Suffolk †October 26th, 1973, Kents Store

31

Pietro Frattini

Italian patriot (1821-1853)

*December 1st, 1821, Legnago †March 19th, 1853, Belfiore

88

Felix Pollaczek

Austrian-French engineer and mathematician

*December 1st, 1892, Vienna †April 29th, 1981, Boulogne-Billancourt

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Born in 1824

65

Wilkie Collins

British writer (1824-1889)

*January 8th, 1824, London †September 23rd, 1889, London

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

*December 2nd, 1824, Thionville †May 2nd, 1894, Guentrange

82

John Hall

New Zealand politician (1824-1907)

*December 18th, 1824, Kingston upon Hull †June 25th, 1907, Christchurch

86

Julius Blüthner

German piano maker

*March 11th, 1824, Falkenhain †April 13th, 1910, Leipzig

69

Friedrich Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German educationist

*March 8th, 1824, Wermelskirchen †October 27th, 1893, Ronsdorf

71

Alexandre Dumas fils

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)

*July 27th, 1824, Paris †November 27th, 1895, Marly-le-Roi

72

Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer (1824-1896)

*September 4th, 1824, Ansfelden †October 11th, 1896, Vienna

83

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)

*June 26th, 1824, Belfast †December 17th, 1907, Largs

73

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

French artist best known for his mural painting (1824-1898)

*December 14th, 1824, Lyon †October 24th, 1898, Paris

39

Stonewall Jackson

General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War

*January 21st, 1824, Clarksburg †May 10th, 1863, Guinea

69

Leland Stanford

American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893)

*March 9th, 1824, Watervliet †June 21st, 1893, Palo Alto

60

Bedřich Smetana

Czech composer (1824–1884)

*March 2nd, 1824, Litomyšl †May 12th, 1884, Prague

63

Washington Bartlett

Governor of California (1824-1887)

*February 29th, 1824, Savannah †September 12th, 1887, Oakland

36

William Walker

American filibuster, physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (1824-1860)

*May 8th, 1824, Nashville †September 12th, 1860, Trujillo

63

Gustav Kirchhoff

German physicist (1824–1887)

*March 12th, 1824, Königsberg †October 17th, 1887, Berlin

80

George MacDonald

Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)

*December 10th, 1824, Huntly †September 18th, 1905, Ashtead

72

Charles Blondin

(1824-1897) French acrobat

*February 28th, 1824, Hesdin †February 22nd, 1897, London

79

Alexandre-Auguste-Célestin Bullier

French sculptor

*April 28th, 1824, Paris †June 17th, 1903, 5th arrondissement of Paris

80

Juan Valera

Spanish writer (1824-1905)

*October 18th, 1824, Cabra †April 18th, 1905, Madrid

79

Jean-Léon Gérôme

French painter and sculptor (1824–1904)

*May 11th, 1824, Vesoul †January 10th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris

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Public holidays on December 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, World AIDS Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on December 1st.

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Leap year

Yes: 1824 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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