On this day: December 1
Events
Portuguese Restoration WarDecember 1, 1640 – February 13, 1668 · Wars & Conflicts
Japanese Antarctic ExpeditionDecember 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912 · Exploration
Bogd Khanate of MongoliaDecember 1, 1911 – November 26, 1924 · World History
Founding of MaseratiDecember 1, 1914 · Companies
YugoslaviaDecember 1, 1918 – April 27, 1992 · World History
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesDecember 1, 1918 – October 3, 1929 · World History
Kingdom of IcelandDecember 1, 1918 – June 17, 1944 · World History- Release of Der Sieg des GlaubensDecember 1, 1933 · Film
Finnish Democratic RepublicDecember 1, 1939 – March 12, 1940 · World History
Founding of ItochuDecember 1, 1949 · Companies
Korabl-Sputnik 3December 1, 1960 · Space- Release of The 10th VictimDecember 1, 1965 · Film
Release of I Knew Her WellDecember 1, 1965 · Film- Release of Axis: Bold as LoveDecember 1, 1967 · Music
Founding of TUI GroupDecember 1, 1968 · Companies- Release of Sabbath Bloody SabbathDecember 1, 1973 · Music
- Release of T.N.T.December 1, 1975 · Music
Release of Kin-dza-dza!December 1, 1986 · Film- Release of Live MagicDecember 1, 1986 · Music
Founding of Media FactoryDecember 1, 1986 · Companies- Release of Men Behind the SunDecember 1, 1988 · Film
Founding of VyDecember 1, 1996 · Companies
Release of Mario Kart 7December 1, 2011 · Gaming
Release of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeDecember 1, 2015 · Gaming- Release of Just Cause 3December 1, 2015 · Gaming
- Release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2December 1, 2017 · Gaming
Launch of KickDecember 1, 2021 · Internet
Release of TrollDecember 1, 2022 · Film
Born on this day
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de PeirescDecember 1, 1580 – June 24, 1637 · Science
Antonio PalominoDecember 1, 1655 – August 12, 1726 · Art
Franz Xaver RichterDecember 1, 1709 – September 12, 1789 · Music
Étienne Maurice FalconetDecember 1, 1716 – January 24, 1791 · Art
Giuseppe SartiDecember 1, 1729 – 1802 · Music
Martin Heinrich KlaprothDecember 1, 1743 – January 1, 1817 · Technology
Marie BracquemondDecember 1, 1840 – January 17, 1916 · Art
Alexandra of DenmarkDecember 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925 · Art
Nikolai YaroshenkoDecember 1, 1846 – June 26, 1898 · Art
Agathe Backer GrøndahlDecember 1, 1847 – June 4, 1907 · Music
Christine Ladd-FranklinDecember 1, 1847 – March 5, 1930 · Science
Qasim AminDecember 1, 1863 – 1908 · Culture
Carsten BorchgrevinkDecember 1, 1864 – April 21, 1934 · Exploration
Ignacy MościckiDecember 1, 1867 – October 2, 1946 · Technology
Valery BryusovDecember 1, 1873 – October 9, 1924 · Culture
Carl SkottsbergDecember 1, 1880 – June 14, 1963 · Art
Karl Schmidt-RottluffDecember 1, 1884 – August 10, 1976 · Art
Clarence ZenerDecember 1, 1905 – July 2, 1993 · Science
Louis SlotinDecember 1, 1910 – May 30, 1946 · Science
Minoru YamasakiDecember 1, 1912 – February 1986 · Culture
Charles GérardDecember 1, 1922 – September 19, 2019 · Film
MorrisDecember 1, 1923 – July 16, 2001 · Film
Martin RodbellDecember 1, 1925 – December 7, 1998 · Science
Richard PryorDecember 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005 · Film- Jerry LawsonDecember 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011 · Technology
Federico FagginDecember 1, 1941 – present · Technology
Jesús MoncadaDecember 1, 1941 – June 13, 2005 · Art
John ClauserDecember 1, 1942 – present · Science
Finn E. KydlandDecember 1, 1943 – present · Politics
Nicholas NegroponteDecember 1, 1943 – present · Culture
Bette MidlerDecember 1, 1945 – present · Film
Gilbert O'SullivanDecember 1, 1946 – present · Music
Tahar Ben JellounDecember 1, 1947 – present · Art
Remo GironeDecember 1, 1948 – October 3, 2025 · Film
Jaco PastoriusDecember 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987 · Music
Aleksandr Panayotov AleksandrovDecember 1, 1951 – July 10, 2026 · Space
Victor AmbrosDecember 1, 1953 – present · Science
Antoine de CaunesDecember 1, 1953 – present · Film
Verónica ForquéDecember 1, 1955 – December 13, 2021 · Film
Chris PolandDecember 1, 1957 – present · Music
Andrew AdamsonDecember 1, 1966 – present · Film
Édouard BaerDecember 1, 1966 – present · Film
Nestor CarbonellDecember 1, 1967 – present · Film
Terry W. VirtsDecember 1, 1967 – present · Space
Konstantin KozeyevDecember 1, 1967 – present · Space
Akiva SchafferDecember 1, 1977 – present · Film
Janelle MonáeDecember 1, 1985 – present · Music
Chanel PrestonDecember 1, 1985 – present · Film
Vance JoyDecember 1, 1987 – present · Music
Zoë KravitzDecember 1, 1988 – present · Film
Tyler JosephDecember 1, 1988 – present · Music