Dec. 22, Irish dramatist and poet Samuel Beckett passed away

1862 – US President Abraham Lincoln announces emancipation of slaves.

1930- 700 persons killed due to the eruption of Indonesian Merapi earthquake in Java island.

1949 – Soviet Union explodes first atomic bomb.

1960- Declaration of independence of Mali.

1968- Works with relocating the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt were concluded.

1969- The Organization Of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit discusses results of arson of al-Aqsa Mosque.

1974 –Comoros people support independence from France by a 95 percent majority.

Born today

1953 – French Politician Segolene Royal.

Passed away

1989 – Irish dramatist and poet Samuel Beckett.

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