📜 This Day in History

December 1

• 1800French Revolutionary Wars: Austrian forces, led by Archduke John of Austria, defeated two divisions of the French First Republic, led by Paul Grenier, at the Battle of Ampfing.
• 1923The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people.
• 1948In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved.
• 1959Twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, banning military activity in the Antarctic and setting the continent aside as a scientific preserve.
• 1971A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership.
• 2019Vivianne Miedema scored six goals and had four assists for Arsenal W.F.C. in their 11–1 victory over Bristol City W.F.C., which broke the record for the most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match.

Born on this day

• 1792Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and geometer (died 1856)
• 1896Georgy Zhukov, Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (died 1974)
• 1949Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (died 1993)
• 1949Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile (died 2024)