On December 1, history records 41 notable events, 204 famous births and 100 deaths, spanning the years 800 to 1862.
Events on this day include: Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican. (800); Henry V of England enters Paris. (1420).
Notable people born on December 1 include Louis VI of France (1081), Anna Komnene (1083), Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438).
Notable figures who died on this day include Saint Eligius (660), Gao Conghui (948), Fujiwara no Morotada (969).
Events on 1 December 41
See all →End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty.
United States presidential election, 1824: 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.
Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.
Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 4
Birthdays on 1 December 204
See all →Deaths on 1 December 100
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