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On December the 1st
1998 
Exxon bought Mobil for a staggering 73.7 billion USD, creating Exxon-Mobil one of the largest companies on the planet.
1989 
A coup attempt took place in the Philippines against the authority of President Corazon Aquino.
1974 
A TWA passenger flight crashed north of Dulles International Airport in Washington, killing all 92 people onboard.
1958 
The Central African Republic became independent from France.
1945 
American actress and singer, Bette Midler, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1940 
American comedian, Richard Pryor, was born in Illinois. He is most remembered for his numerous collaborations with fellow comedian Gene Wilder.
1935 
American film director and actor, Woody Allen, was born in New York City. He is widely considered as one of the most unique and prolific filmmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
1934 
Russian revolutionary, Sergei Kirov, was assassinated. Although it was never proved, it is speculated that it was Stalin himself who had ordered his assassination.
1918 
Transylvania united with Romania.
1835 
Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.
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