On this day: 1 December

Selected events and births on 1 December, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1822 – Pedro I was crowned the first emperor of Brazil, seven weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday. Read more: Pedro I of Brazil List of monarchs of Brazil
• 1918 – With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union through a common monarch. Read more: Danish–Icelandic Act of Union Kingdom of Iceland Personal union
• 1953 – American men's magazine Playboy was founded in Chicago by Hugh Hefner and his associates. Read more: Playboy Chicago Hugh Hefner
• 1955 – Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Read more: Rosa Parks Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery bus boycott
• 1958 – The musical Flower Drum Song by Rodgers and Hammerstein premiered on Broadway. Read more: Flower Drum Song Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway theatre
• 1966 – The Pit, one of U.S. college basketball's premier arenas, opened on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Read more: The Pit (arena) College basketball University of New Mexico
• 1971 – A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership. Read more: Croatian Spring Socialist Republic of Croatia League of Communists of Yugoslavia
• 1991 – A referendum held to ratify the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine passed with more than 92 percent of the vote. Read more: 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
• 2019 – Vivianne Miedema scored six goals and had four assists for Arsenal W.F.C. in their 11–1 victory over Bristol City W.F.C., which broke the record for the most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match. Read more: Vivianne Miedema Assist (association football) Arsenal W.F.C.

Born on this day

• 1937 – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, President of Latvia Read more: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President of Latvia
• 1942 – Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Mohamed Kamel Amr Minister of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)
• 1995 – Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player Read more: Agnė Čepelytė
• 1995 – Jenna Fife, Scottish footballer Read more: Jenna Fife
• 1995 – James Wilson, English footballer Read more: James Wilson (footballer, born 1995)
• 1997 – Sada Williams, Barbadian sprinter Read more: Sada Williams
• 1997 – Jung Chae-yeon, South Korean actress and singer Read more: Jung Chae-yeon
• 1999 – Lloyd Pope, Australian cricketer Read more: Lloyd Pope
• 1999 – Nico Schlotterbeck, German footballer Read more: Nico Schlotterbeck
• 2001 – Carole Monnet, French tennis player Read more: Carole Monnet
• 2003 – Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality Read more: Robert Irwin
• 2008 – Ella Gross, American singer, model and actress Read more: Ella Gross

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