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RE: December 1st

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Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46489785/antarctica-day/

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 each year
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46489779/world-aids-day/

The Guadalupe Caracara was declared extinct on 1st December 1900
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46489775/guadalupe-caracara/

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The world's first helium-filled airship, the U.S. Navy's C-7, flew on December 1, 1921
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium

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Korabl-Sputnik 3 was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched in 1960.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korabl-Sputnik_3

The rocket body of Sputnik 1 reentered Earth's atmosphere on 1st December 1957
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

The first colour photograph of Earth from outer space taken on Dec. 1, 1959
http://www.bahamasgeotourism.com/content/military-point-of-landing/bahA7F5344635DB2F9EB

The International Astrophysical Observatory "GRANAT" was launched on 1 December 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granat

On December 1, 2011, it was announced that Voyager 1 had detected the first MilkyWay Lyman-alpha radiation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1

STS-97 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-97

Progress MS-04/65P was launched on the 1st December 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_MS-04

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People

Terry W. Virts, Jr. (born 1 December 1967) is a former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_W._Virts

Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (born December 1, 1951) is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Panayotov_Aleksandrov

Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev is a retired Russian cosmonaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Kozeyev

Stephen A. Benton (1941-2003) was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46489781/stephen-a-benton-1941-2003/

Harold Albert Wilson (December 1, 1874 - 1964) was an English physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_A._Wilson_(physicist)

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (December 1, 1792 - February 24, 1856) was a Russian mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Ivanovich_Lobachevsky

John Keill (1 December 1671 - 31 August 1721) was primarily a mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keill

Tadeá Hájek z Hájku (1 December 1525 - 1 September 1600) was a Bohemian astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tade%C3%A1%C5%A1_H%C3%A1jek

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1 December 1580 - 24 June 1637) was a French astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas-Claude_Fabri_de_Peiresc

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The Isaac Newton Telescope was inaugurated in 1967
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton_Telescope

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On December 1, 2009, the Ministry of Defence closed down its UFO investigations unit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object

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Star_Trek: "Friday's Child" was first broadcast on December 1, 1967.

Spoiler

The Green Slime is a 1968 science fiction film release on December 1, 1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Slime#Plot

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NGC 1668 was discovered by John Herschel on the 1st December 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55759907/ngc-1668/

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The Adhara Observatory UFO Lunar Transit was a UFO-sighting, which occurred on December 1, 1965 near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The most remarkable aspect of this sighting is that it was viewed through the telescope of a professional observatory, and that the UFO was photographed in transit. The Adhara Observatory UFO Lunar Transit took place on December 1, 1965 at 8.30 PM. Adhara Observatory received numerous telephone calls from people, who claimed that there was something strange on the moon.
http://www.ovguide.com/adhara-observatory-ufo-lunar-transit-9202a8c04000641f8000000006be3eb6#