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1784 – Tsardom of Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign a peace treaty on ending war between them.
1838 – Electric Telegraph test by Samuel Morse succeeded.
1929 – Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta in India and starts offering aid to the poor peoples and the patients.
1930 – First US diesel-power passenger car (Cummins powered Packard) was first used in the US.
1950 – Britain recognizes China as the sole representative of the Chinese people and withdraws its recognition of Taiwan.
1961 – Nigeria cuts diplomatic ties with France in protest against French nuclear tests at the African Sahara.
1996 – International Conference on Earthquakes and Disasters opened.
2007 – Amnesty International Organization (Amnesty) staged a protest in Paris, calling for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay on 5th anniversary for its foundation.
2009 – Israel shells a school affiliated to UNRWA in Jabalia Camp, resulting in the killing of 44 Palestinians.
Born today:
1883 – Lebanese poet, philosopher and author Gibran Khalil Gibran.
Occasions:
Christmas Eve for Eastern Christian churches.
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