A Day in the Past

December in history

3,902 events, birthdays and special days across every day of December. Each day shows its top three stories — open a day to see them all.

  1. Week 1

    1. Tue 1 Dec +152 more on 1 December
    2. Wed 2 Dec +122 more on 2 December
    3. Thu 3 Dec +122 more on 3 December
    4. Fri 4 Dec +141 more on 4 December
    5. Sat 5 Dec +131 more on 5 December
    6. Sun 6 Dec +120 more on 6 December

  2. Week 2

    1. Mon 7 Dec +114 more on 7 December
    2. Tue 8 Dec +130 more on 8 December
    3. Wed 9 Dec +130 more on 9 December
    4. Thu 10 Dec +126 more on 10 December
    5. Fri 11 Dec +130 more on 11 December
    6. Sat 12 Dec +93 more on 12 December
    7. Sun 13 Dec +108 more on 13 December

  3. Week 3

    1. Mon 14 Dec +126 more on 14 December
    2. Tue 15 Dec +119 more on 15 December
    3. Wed 16 Dec +125 more on 16 December
    4. Thu 17 Dec +134 more on 17 December
    5. Fri 18 Dec +117 more on 18 December
    6. Sat 19 Dec +117 more on 19 December
    7. Sun 20 Dec +110 more on 20 December

  4. Week 4

    1. Mon 21 Dec +101 more on 21 December
    2. Tue 22 Dec +133 more on 22 December
    3. Wed 23 Dec +125 more on 23 December
    4. Thu 24 Dec +128 more on 24 December
    5. Fri 25 Dec +145 more on 25 December
    6. Sat 26 Dec +130 more on 26 December
    7. Sun 27 Dec +115 more on 27 December

  5. Week 5

    1. Mon 28 Dec +108 more on 28 December
    2. Tue 29 Dec +104 more on 29 December
    3. Wed 30 Dec +120 more on 30 December
    4. Thu 31 Dec +133 more on 31 December

Weekdays are shown as they fall in 2026.