Talk:December 8
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December 8: Constitution Day in Romania (1991).
- 1854 - Pope Pius IX (pictured) proclaimed the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception.
- 1941 - World War II: Takashi Sakai and the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Hong Kong and quickly achieved air superiority by bombing Kai Tak Airport.
- 1941 - The Holocaust: The Chełmno concentration camp in Poland, the first Nazi extermination camp to use poison gas, began operations.
- 1980 - Mark David Chapman fatally shot former Beatle John Lennon outside the Dakota apartments in New York City.
- 1991 - Leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine met to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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Why is Golda Meir a "former prime minister" but Willy Brandt just a "politician"?- BRG
Should John Lennon be under Deaths or Events? It seems to me an assassination is noteworthy enough to qualify as an event.
Moved birth from article:
- 1973 - Laura Mandaro, journalist
Seems to exist (a business journalist), but not especially noteworthy. Am I missing something? Lupo 11:04, 20 Apr 2004 (UTC)
What exactly is 1861 - gen. Borges southern hero shooted at Tagliacozzo closer to Rome during italian revolution by Savoy soldiers. supposed to mean? I'd like to change it to clarify, but I'm not sure what some parts of it mean. Would 1861 - General Borges, sothern hero of the Italian Revolution, was shot near Rome by Savoy soldiers. Be about right?
I removed the "Day of the green pea" from the list of national holidays; I think it's a joke, if I'm wrong revert my edit. Ossido 19:59, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
