The last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan occurs.

The ships, the Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the pilgrims to Canterbury, New Zealand.

Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert in United Arab Emirates, killing 85.

Victory Day is commemorated every 16 December in India to mark its military victory over Pakistan in 1971.

The Great White Fleet starts its circumnavigation of the world