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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1959: Val Kilmer - Top Gun
- 1948: Donna Summer - Singer
- 1937: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
- 1491: Jacques Cartier - Explorer
Famous Deaths
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: National Treasure Book of Secrets - Cage
- 2006: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia - Georgie Henley
- 2004: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
- 1998: Patch Adams - Robin Williams The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
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The 2000s
- 2008: A deadly fire at a Bangkok, Thailand nightclub kills over 50 people.
The 1990s
- 1999: Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia and announces Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would take over until the next General Election.
- 1999: The United States hands over the Panama Canal to the country of Panama in accordance with the Torrijos Carter Treaties.
The 1940s
- 1946: Harry Truman officially announced the end of hostilities of World War II.
December 31 1879
1879: Thomas Edison publicly demonstrates the incandescent light bulb for the first time in New Jersey.
The 1800s
- 1857: Queen Victoria officially announces Ottawa as the capital of Canada.