What Happened On 21st December 1992 In History

Historical Events for 21st December, 1992

• » A Netherlands Dutch McDonnell Douglas DC-10 DC-10, flight Martinair Flight 495 Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56.

December 21st Famous Deaths for 1992

• » Stella Adler, American actress (b. 1901)
• » Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
• » Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist (b. 1903)

December 21st Holidays in History

• » Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
• » O antiphon e.g O Oriens
• » Peter Canisius e.g Petrus Canisius
• » Thomas the Apostle (Anglicanism)
• » December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• » Divalia, in honour of Angerona (Roman Empire)
• » Earliest date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observances:
• » Earliest date for Yule in the Northern Hemisphere, and Midsummer in the Southern Hemisphere. (Contemporary Paganism known as Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
• » Sangamitta named Sanghamitta Day (Theravada named Theravada Buddhism)
• » Ziemassvētki (ancient Latvia)
• » Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe called São Tomé Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)

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