December 12: Independence Day in Kenya (1963); Yule Lads begin arrival in Iceland
Yuan Shikai
- 1531 – According to traditional Catholic accounts, the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary miraculously appeared imprinted on Juan Diego's tilma.
- 1862 – American Civil War: The USS Cairo was sunk in the Yazoo River, the first armored ship sunk by a naval mine.
- 1915 – President Yuan Shikai (pictured) of the Republic of China reinstated the monarchy and declared himself Emperor.
- 1935 – The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers.
- 1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, killing 256, including 248 members of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division.
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