What Happened on December 19, 2022

Historical Events

190 countries agree to protect 30% of world's land and oceans by 2030 and other measures to halt declining global biodiversity at UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal [1]

Dutch Apologise for Slave Trade

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte formally apologies for the slave trade on behalf of the Dutch state in a speech at the national archives in The Hague [1]

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte

2020 Election Charges for Trump

US House Jan. 6 committee votes to refer criminal charges to the Justice Department for Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and encourage a mob to attack the Capitol [1]

45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

Ali Ahmed Aslam, Pakistani-Scottish restaurateur (credited with creation of Chicken Tikki Masala), dies at 77
Aonghas MacNeacail [Angus Nicolson], Scottish poet Gaelic activist, dies at 80 [1]
Steve Smoger, American boxing referee (200+ title bouts; International Boxing HOF), dies at 72
Tom Browning, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), dies at 62

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