Events for December 21

A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270

December 21, 1988

A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270

Pan Am Flight 103 (PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. The transatlantic leg of the route was operated by Clipper Maid of the Seas, a Boeing 747 registered N739PA.

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Thomas Bracken was an Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician, was born

December 21, 1843

Thomas Bracken was an Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician, was born

Thomas Bracken (21 December 1843 – 16 February 1898) a New Zealand poet, journalist and politician, was born at Clones, Ireland, on December 21, 1843

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Death of Marie-Louise O’Murphy, Mistress of Louis XV, dies in Paris

December 21, 1814

Death of Marie-Louise O’Murphy, Mistress of Louis XV, dies in Paris

French attempt to send a fleet, under the command of General Lazare Hoche and including Theobald Wolfe Tone, to Ireland in support of the Irish Rebellion against British rule. Here is a more detailed explanation:

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