Today is the Day: the fight against AIDS and National Samba Day are highlights

Premiere of the Listener Classics Series, on MEC FM (17 years)

Signing of the Antarctic Treaty (65 years) – document signed by the countries that claimed possession of continental parts of Antarctica, in which they committed to suspending their claims for an indefinite period, allowing freedom of scientific exploration of the continent, under an international cooperation regime

The Treaty of Lisbon signed in 2007 (15 years) comes into force – a document with agreement and terms drawn up by member countries of the European Union that aims to reform or change certain legislative characteristics of the bloc

Diamantina is recognized by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity (25 years)

World AIDS Day – international celebration, supported by the WHO; is mentioned in Resolution A/RES/43/15 of October 27, 1988 of the 38th session of the UN General Assembly, in favor of the Prevention and control of AIDS, being celebrated with red lighting in monuments in several countries around the world

First broadcast of TV Brasil (17 years old)

Birth of São Paulo artist Anita Malfatti (135 years old)

Death of São Paulo announcer Luís Lombardi Neto, aka Lombardi (15 years old)

Death of French aristocrat and writer Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, the Marquis de Sade (210 years old)

Roberto Marinho opens Rádio Globo, in Rio de Janeiro (80 years old)

Holding, at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, the first Arts exhibition held in the country, the “Exhibition of the Historical Painting Class” (195 years)

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery – commemoration established by the UN in Resolution No. 50/167 of December 22, 1995, to mark the date of approval of Resolution No. 317 of the 4th Session of the UN General Assembly on December 2, 1949, which then adopted the “Convention for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others”

National Samba Day

National Astronomy Day

National Public Relations Day

Closing of the 1st National Meeting of Capoeira Art Circo Voador (40 years)

Birth of journalist and businessman from Rio de Janeiro Roberto Marinho (120 years old)

Death of French painter Auguste Renoir (105 years old) – exponent of the Impressionist Movement

Launch of the PlayStation (30 years)

Bhopal Disaster (40 years) – was a gas leak that occurred at a pesticide factory in India; It is considered the worst industrial disaster in history

International Day of Persons with Disabilities – commemoration established by the 37th Special Plenary Session on Disability of the UN General Assembly, through Resolution 47/3 of October 14, 1992, to mark the date of the adoption of the “Global Program of Action for People with Disabilities” which was created on December 3, 1982 in another UN Assembly

National Day to Combat Piracy and Biopiracy

Birth of American musician Dennis Wilson (80 years old) – known mainly for being one of the founders and drummer of the rock band The Beach Boys

Death of English mathematician, political theorist and philosopher Thomas Hobbes (345 years old) – author of the works “Leviathan” and “Of the Citizen”

Bahian Candomblé terreiro Roça do Ventura is listed as a Brazilian Cultural Heritage site by IPHAN (10 years) – one of the only terreiros outside of Salvador that obtained this recognition

Birth of the singer from Rio de Janeiro, Angela Maria Diniz Gonçalves, Angela Ro Ro (75 years old)

Death of journalist, politician and writer from Maranhão Humberto de Campos (90 years old) – occupant of chair 20 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters

International Day of Volunteers for Economic and Social Development – celebration established by the UN in Resolution No. A/RES/40/212 of December 17, 1985

World Soil Day – celebration established in August 2002 at the 17th World Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences to mark the birth date of the Thai king, His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej, who came into the world on December 5, 1927, and who is considered responsible for many activities to advance soil science and soil protection

National Children’s Pastoral Day – celebration established by law no. 11,583 of November 28, 2007; aims to mark the date of the founding of Pastoral da Criança in Brazil, which took place on December 5, 1983, based on an experimental program, launched in the Brazilian town of Florestópolis-PR, through the initiative of a Brazilian pediatrician and public health practitioner. , Zilda Arns Neumann, with the support of the then Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Londrina-PR, Dom Geraldo Majella Agnelo

Birth of twin cartoonists and cartoonists from São Paulo Francisco and Paulo Caruso (75 years old)

Death of Gaucho sailor João Cândido Felisberto, the Black Admiral (55 years old) – was leader of the Revolt of the Whip in 1910

National Men’s Mobilization Day to end Violence against Women – celebrated in Canada and ratified in Brazil by Law No. 11,489 of June 20, 2007

National Rural Extensionist Day

Born of Rio de Janeiro actress and model Roberta Close (60 years old) – she was the first transsexual model to pose nude for the Brazilian edition of Playboy magazine; He has also modeled for numerous fashion brands, including Thierry Mugler, Guy Laroche and Jean Paul Gaultier.

Closure of the Federal Railway Network (25 years) – Brazilian state-owned railway transport company that covered a large part of Brazilian territory

Premiere of the Brazilian soap opera “O Direito de Nascer”, on TV Tupi São Paulo and TV Rio (60 years)

International Civil Aviation Day – celebration established in 1994 in Resolution A29-1 of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which was ratified by the UN in 1996, to mark the date of signing of the “Convention on International Civil Aviation”; has the purpose of generating and reinforcing global awareness about the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of States