1995 Event NBA settles strike of referees, refs to return on Dec 12 1983 Event U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 1978 Event Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999 1974 Birthday Victoria Silverstedt, Skelleftehamn Sweden, playmate, Dec, 1996 1971 Birthday Karen McDougal, born in Gary, Indiana, playmate, Dec, 1997 1970 Birthday Morgan Fox, Prince George BC, playmate, Dec, 1990 1968 Birthday Kata Karkkainen, Helsinki Finland, playmate, Dec, 1988 1968 Birthday Barbara Ann Moore, Spokane, Washington, playmate, Dec, 1992 1967 Birthday Wendy Hamilton, born in Detroit, Michigan, playmate, Dec, 1991 1967 Event Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa begins 8-year jail sentence for defrauding the union and jury tampering (commuted Dec 23, 1971) 1966 Birthday Petra Verkaik, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Dec, 1989 1965 Birthday Laurie Carr, born in Dallas, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1986 1965 Birthday India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 1962 Birthday Arlene Baxter, Oceanside California, playmate, Dec, 1993 1961 Birthday Charlotte Kemp, Omaha Ne, playmate, Dec, 1982 1958 Birthday Colin Ferguson, murderer, 6 people on the LIRR on Dec 7, 1993 1956 Birthday Terri Welles, Knepper, California, playmate of the year, Dec, 1980 1955 Birthday Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978 1955 Birthday Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate, Dec, 1979 1950 Birthday Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls 1948 Birthday Sue Bernard, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Dec, 1966 1945 Birthday Jo Collins, born in Oregon, Playboy playmate, Dec, 1964 1944 Birthday Donna Michele, playmate, Dec, 1963, actress, Beach Blanket Bingo 1944 Event NFL Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3) 1943 Event NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merge, (dissolves on Dec 5) 1934 Birthday Janet Pilgrim, playmate, July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956 1922 Death Gabriel Narutowicz, 1st President of Poland (Dec 7-16, 1922), assassinated 1787 Death Thomas Stone, U.S. attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 1777 Event British General Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4 1777 Birthday Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec 1680 Event Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th 1582 Event Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th 1294 Event Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) 352 Event 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th 337 Event Earliest possible date that Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th
