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Pope Sylvester I died.
1378
Pope Callistus III was born
1492
100,000 Jews are expelled from Sicily. Although Christians generally tried to avoid "infection" from Jews by walling them off in ghettos and restricting their ability to go outside it, sometimes even that isn't enough and Jewish communities are simply expelled entirely - with all their property confiscated before they leave first, many times. This often occurs in the wake of some event for which the Jews are accused of committing - desecration of a church, killing a Christian child and taking their blood, etc. In such cases the Jews are lucky not to be slaughtered entirely, so being expelled is almost a relief.
1691
Scientist Robert Boyle died.
1936
Philosopher Miguel de Unamuno died.
1974
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas had a stroke, forcing him to retire.
1997
To celebrate the beginning of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year for Muslims, Islamic militants kill 80 villagers in Shair and Sidi al-Antar in Algeria on December 23, another 59 on the 24th, and yet another 27 on December 25.
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