War in Somalia: Transitional Federal Government forces attacked the last stronghold of the Islamic Courts Union in the town of Jilib.
ClockHorizon daily selection“Lost time is never found again.”
The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.
The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thirty-nine people are killed after a ten-story building collapses in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Russia.
A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.
A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.
“Lost time is never found again.”
One highlighted entry is from 2006: War in Somalia: Transitional Federal Government forces attacked the last stronghold of the Islamic Courts Union in the town of Jilib.
People listed for December 31 include Ryan Flamingo (2002), Sophia Laforteza (2002), and Joe Scally (2002).
Observances listed for December 31 include Christian feast day: December 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Christian feast day: Pope Sylvester I (Catholic Church), and The seventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity).
