December 8
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1987
Cold War: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the White House.
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A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others.
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The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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A raid conducted by the Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore foils a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) plot to bomb foreign embassies in Singapore.
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Columbus nightclub shooting: Nathan Gale opens fire at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, killing former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others before being shot dead by a police officer.
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With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
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The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200 mi).
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Riots break out in Singapore, after a fatal accident in Little India.
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Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
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First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.
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Damascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-Assad leaves the country as his government collapses. Israel as a result invaded into the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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Singapore, under the government's approval, published its now-declassified Albatross file, comprising information relating to the Proclamation of Singapore dating back six decades ago.
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2004Billie Starkz, American professional wrestler
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2004Momoe Mori, Japanese entertainer
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2002Sunghoon, South Korean singer
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2001Josh Christopher, American basketball player
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2000DeMario Douglas, American football player
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2000Andy Pages, Cuban baseball player
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1999Reece James, English footballer
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1998Josh Dunne, American ice hockey player
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1998Owen Teague, American actor
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1997Sam Hauser, American basketball player
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1996Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer
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1995Thatcher Demko, American ice hockey player
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