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Sunday, 7 December 2014
On this day... December 8:
On this day...
December 8
:
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
(Roman Catholic Church);
Bodhi Day
in Japan
1432
– The first battle of the
Lithuanian Civil War
between the forces of
Švitrigaila
and
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
was fought near the modern town of
Ashmyany
.
1854
– In his
apostolic constitution
Ineffabilis Deus
,
Pope Pius IX
proclaimed the
dogmatic definition
of the
Immaculate Conception
, which holds that the
Virgin Mary
was conceived free of
original sin
.
1941
–
Second World War
: Led by
Takashi Sakai
, the
Imperial Japanese Army
invaded Hong Kong
and quickly achieved
air superiority
by bombing
Kai Tak Airport
.
1980
– Former
Beatle
John Lennon
(pictured with
Yoko Ono
)
was
shot and killed
in the entrance of the
Dakota apartments
in New York City.
1998
– The
Australian Cricket Board
's cover-up of
Shane Warne
and
Mark Waugh
's
involvement with bookmakers
was revealed.
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