Historical Events on December 21

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11 significant historical events occurred on December 21. December 21 has seen several important events in modern history. Notable incidents on this date include the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland and the 2023 school shooting in Prague. Important developments include the establishment of the Central European Free Trade Agreement in 1992 and the interest surrounding eschatological beliefs about December 21, 2012.

Total Events

11

Time Span

1443–2023

Categories

3

Top Category

war

7 events

18 famous birthdays on December 21

Including William Ruto, Hu Jintao, Heinrich Böll

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

15th C.21st C.

15th Century

1 event

war

1443 battle in present-day Bulgaria

18th Century

1 event

war

1791 battle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War

19th Century

5 events

war

19th century Mujahideen-Sikh battle

war

1832 battle of the First Turko-Egyptian War

politics

Period of civil unrest occuring in Cincinnati during December 1853

war

1866 battle during Red Cloud's War

war

1868 Brazilian defense tactic

20th Century

2 events

war

Pan Am Flight 103 — US transatlantic flight, bombed in 1988 over Scotland

general

Central European Free Trade Agreement — organization

21st Century

2 events

general

2012 phenomenon — eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012

general

2023 Prague shooting — school shooting in the Czech Republic

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