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Events on December 8

• 1813 In Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven conducts the world premiere of his Symphony No. 7.
• 1881 The devastating fire at the Ringtheater in Vienna claims several hundred lives. The event has an international impact on fire prevention.
• 1921 An advertisement with the slogan “One Look Is Worth A Thousand Words” in the trade magazine Printers' Ink later becomes the proverb “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
• 1938 In Kiel, the launch of Germany's only aircraft carrier takes place. The Graf Zeppelin is, however, never completed.
• 1956 The XVI Olympic Summer Games in Melbourne, Australia end with the closing ceremony.
• 1971 Following a “teach-in” about the death of the “urban guerrilla” Georg von Rauch, with a concert by Ton Steine Scherben, the Bethanien in Berlin is occupied and renamed by the occupiers to Georg-von-Rauch-Haus. The event is mentioned in the band’s “Rauch-Haus” song.
• 1976 The Eagles' album Hotel California is released in the United States. It goes on to become the rock band's best-selling studio album.
• 1991 The heads of state of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine declare the official end of the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
• 2006 Nintendo's game console Wii is released in Europe. Thanks to its innovative controller, it quickly gains popularity and achieves very high sales figures.
• 2015 The American software company OpenAI is founded.
• 2021 Olaf Scholz is elected Federal Chancellor of Germany.
• 2024 Syrian rebels capture Damascus, overthrow the government and topple the Assad regime.

Born on December 8

• 1861 Aristide Maillol, French sculptor, painter and graphic artist
• 1861 Georges Méliès, French film director
• 1886 Diego Rivera, modern Mexican painter, husband of Frida Kahlo
• 1894 Elzie Segar, American comic artist, creator of the character Popeye
• 1930 Maximilian Schell, actor with Austrian and Swiss citizenship
• 1951 Bill Bryson, American journalist and writer
• 1953 Kim Basinger, American actress
• 1981 Enissa Amani, German-Iranian comedian, presenter and activist
• 1992 Moritz Leitner, German-Austrian football player
• 1993 AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „8. Dezember“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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