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* '''17 December''' - The tomb of '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is vandalized by an unknown person. ''(2013)'' | * '''17 December''' - The tomb of '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is vandalized by an unknown person. ''(2013)'' | ||
* '''19 December''' - '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' performs his first [[alchemy|alchemical]] transmutation. ''(1586)'' | * '''19 December''' - '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' performs his first [[alchemy|alchemical]] transmutation. ''(1586)'' | ||
* '''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 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''' - '''[[ | * '''21/22 December''' - '''[[winter solstice]]''' in the Northern Hemisphere. | ||
* '''25 December''' - A temple to '''[[Sol Invictus]]''' is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. ''(274)'' | * '''25 December''' - A temple to '''[[Sol Invictus]]''' is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. ''(274)'' | ||
* '''30 December''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is murdered by a group of nobles led by Prince Felix Yusupov. ''(1916)'' | * '''30 December''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is murdered by a group of nobles led by Prince Felix Yusupov. ''(1916)'' | ||
* '''31 December''' - Birth of '''[[Simon Forman]]''', an English [[occultist]] and astrologer. ''(1552)'' | * '''31 December''' - Birth of '''[[Simon Forman]]''', an English [[occultist]] and astrologer. ''(1552)'' | ||
Latest revision as of 20:59, 15 November 2022
- December - The Rider-Waite Tarot is published for the first time. (1909)
- 1 December - Occultist and author Aleister Crowley dies of chronic bronchitis. (1947)
- 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)
- 11 December - Author and occultist Damien Echols is born. (1974)
- 13 December - Occultist Johannes Trithemius is born. (1516)
- 17 December - The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. (497 BC)
- 17 December - The tomb of Marie Laveau in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is vandalized by an unknown person. (2013)
- 19 December - Edward Kelley performs his first alchemical transmutation. (1586)
- 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)
- 30 December - Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin is murdered by a group of nobles led by Prince Felix Yusupov. (1916)
- 31 December - Birth of Simon Forman, an English occultist and astrologer. (1552)