Stephen Dušan (, ), commonly known as Stephen Dušan and Dušan the Mighty ( Душан Силни ; c. 1308 – 20 December 1355 ), was the King of Serbia ( from 8 September 1331 ) and Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks ( from 16 April 1346 ) until his death on 20 December 1355.

Saint Stefan Uroš V Nejaki (" The Weak "; ; 13362 / 4 December 1371 ) was king of the Serbian Empire ( 1346 – 1355 ) as co-regent of his father Stefan Uroš IV Dušan Silni (" The Mighty ") and then Emperor ( tsar ) ( 1355 – 1371 ).

This period spanned the years from December 1346 to July 1370.

Kōkoku ( 興国 ) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Engen and before Shōhei, lasting from April 1340 to December 1346.

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In December 1584, an alliance between Philip II and the French Catholic League at Joinville undermined the ability of Anjou's brother, Henry III of France, to counter Spanish domination of the Netherlands.

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On 5 December 1719, with Philip V fast becoming the common enemy of all Europe, Alberoni was ordered to leave Spain, Elizabeth herself having taken an active part in procuring the decree of banishment.

# Christine ( b. Dresden, 25 December 1505 – d. Kassel, 15 April 1549 ), married on 11 December 1523 to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.

In December 1871 he made a second eight month excursion, known as the Hassler expedition under the command of Commander Philip Carrigan Johnson ( brother of Eastman Johnson ), visiting South America on its southern Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.

In the bull Ausculta fili (" Listen, son ", December 1301 ) Boniface VIII appealed to Philip IV to listen modestly to the Vicar of Christ as the spiritual monarch over all earthly kings.

On 5 December 1590, after two months of deadlock, Sfondrati, one of Philip II's seven candidates but who had not aspired to the office, was elected pope.

Under the terms of the Peace of Louviers ( December 1195 ) between Richard and Philip II, neither king was allowed to fortify the site ; despite this, Richard intended to build the vast Chateau Gaillard.

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* December 10 – Philip Hart, Democratic United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 – 1976 ( d. 1976 )

* December 29 – Philip H. Cooper, American admiral ( b. 1844 )

* December 25 – John Philip Sousa composes his magnum opus, the Stars and Stripes Forever, on Christmas Day.

* December 16 – Philip K. Dick, American author ( d. 1982 )

* December 1 – Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England ( d. 1764 )

* December 31 – Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine ( b. 1661 )

* December 5 – Philip K. Wrigley, American business and sports executive ( d. 1977 )

* December 3 – Lord John Philip Sackville, English cricketer ( b. 1713 )

* December 1 – Battle of Falconaria: Frederick II of Sicily defeats Philip I of Taranto.

* December 25 – Philip Mazzei, Italian physician and friend of Thomas Jefferson ( d. 1816 )

* December 1 – Philip Spencer, Founder of Chi Psi Fraternity and midshipman aboard the USS Somers

* December 19 – Philip William, Prince of Orange ( d. 1618 )

* December 11 – A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva ( This actually took place after midnight, in the early morning of December 12, but commemorations / celebrations on Fête de l ' Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend ).

In December 1978, Wardas received a sentence of four and a half years ' imprisonment and Gantcho a suspended sentence for disturbing the peace of the dead and for the attempt of extortion.

By a decree of 27 December 1999, the constitution was suspended and all the institutions of government were dissolved.

It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in December 2001, following the parliamentary election held to restore democracy in September that year, and is currently suspended again after the 2006 coup.

Eiffel had been working on the project for little more than a year when the company suspended payments of interest on 14 December 1888, and shortly afterwards was put into liquidation.

The longest prison sentence in a Norwegian trial where the main charge was insider trading, was for 8 years ( where 2 of the years are suspended ) when Alain Angelil was convicted in a district court on December 9, 2011.

* October 8 – Poland bans Solidarity after having suspended it on 13 December 1981.

As a result, in December 2011, the State Board announced a Consent Agreement and levied the biggest fine in its history, $ 18, 000, against Stanetsky and SCI, and suspended the license of the Stanetsky general manager for a year.

In December 1969, with a grant from the NIMH Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency, cytogeneticist Digamber Borgaonkar at Johns Hopkins Hospital began a chromosome survey of ( predominantly African-American ) boys ages 8 to 18 in all Maryland institutions for delinquent, neglected, or mentally ill juveniles, which was suspended from February – May 1970 due to an American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) lawsuit about the lack of informed consent.

On 15 December 2011, the Paris court declared him guilty of diverting public funds and abusing public confidence, and gave Chirac a two-year suspended prison sentence.

On December 18, 2006, team co-captain Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard J. R. Smith and power forward Nenê were suspended by the NBA ( 15, 10 and one games respectively ) for a fight that occurred in the last two minutes of a game against the New York Knicks two days earlier.

Sprewell was suspended for the remainder of the 1997 – 98 season for choking head coach P. J. Carlesimo during a team practice in December 1997.

Preservation work for Mohenjo-daro was suspended in December 1996 after funding from the Pakistani government and international organizations stopped.

In 1782 the British Parliament suspended offensive operations in America, and in December 1782 the British withdrew their garrison from Charleston.

When the Metropolitan District Railway was electrified in 1905 it ceased using the ELR, the last trains running on 31 July 1905 ; similarly, the Metropolitan Railway suspended its service after 2 December 1906.

Norfolk Southern suspended freight traffic indefinitely along this route in December 2001.

The Watermelon Carnival was suspended at the beginning of World War II in December 1941 and was not resumed until 1980.

Then in December, 1994, citing " serious questions " relating to the village's handling of a program to refurbish single-family homes, Cook County had suspended the release of grant money to the village for new projects.

By December 2011 it was reported that Hostess Brands was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy a second time after it suspended payments for union pensions and was struggling to remain current on its $ 700 million loan.

Service at the post office was suspended on December 22, 1984 and discontinued on March 21, 1998.

On December 15, 2008, THINK suspended all vehicle production and laid off 50 % of its staff pending negotiation of up to USD 29MM in funding for working capital, citing " urgent financial distress.

In December 2008, Camacho was indefinitely suspended by the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission as a result of a cancellation of a bout between Camacho and Yory Boy Campas in November in Tijuana, Mexico.

In October 2010 the new transport secretary, Philip Hammond, announced that the bus lane in the London section would be suspended for 18 months from 24 December 2010 but brought back for the 2012 Summer Olympics, after which it was likely to be scrapped permanently.

On 23 July 2012, the Cyprus Stock Exchange suspended dealing in Cyprus Airways shares, due to the delay by Cyprus Airways in submitting and publishing its annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Bozizé also suspended the country's 1995 constitution after seizing power, and a new constitution, reportedly similar to the old one, was approved by voters in a referendum on 5 December 2004.

Following the November 1945 National Council elections, however, the National Assembly temporarily suspended this provision and installed Karl Renner as the President of Austria as of 20 December.