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* '''6 December''' - Birth of '''[[Dion Fortune]]''', a Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author. ''(1890)'' | * '''6 December''' - Birth of '''[[Dion Fortune]]''', a Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author. ''(1890)'' | ||
* '''9 December''' - The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City. ''(1531)'' | * '''9 December''' - The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City. ''(1531)'' | ||
* '''9 December''' - Birth of '''[[Hélène Smith]]''', a French psychic and | * '''9 December''' - Birth of '''[[Hélène Smith]]''', a French psychic and [[occultist]]. ''(1861)'' | ||
* '''17 December''' - The first '''[[Saturnalia]]''' festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. ''(497 BC)'' | * '''17 December''' - The first '''[[Saturnalia]]''' festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. ''(497 BC)'' | ||
* '''20 December''' - The '''[[Zodiac Killer]]''' kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California. ''(1968)'' | * '''20 December''' - The '''[[Zodiac Killer]]''' kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California. ''(1968)'' | ||
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- December - The Rider-Waite Tarot is published for the first time. (1909)
- 5 December - Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. (1484)
- 6 December - Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century. (1882)
- 6 December - Birth of Dion Fortune, a Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author. (1890)
- 9 December - The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City. (1531)
- 9 December - Birth of Hélène Smith, a French psychic and occultist. (1861)
- 17 December - The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. (497 BC)
- 20 December - The Zodiac Killer kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California. (1968)
- 21 December - A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623. (2020)
- 21/22 December - Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 25 December - A temple to Sol Invictus is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. (274)
- 31 December - Birth of Simon Forman, an English occultist and astrologer. (1552)