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[[File:1986 December 1986.jpg|thumb|A calendar showing December 1986. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}})]]
'''21 December''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].
 
== Holidays and observances ==
In the [[southern hemisphere]] on [[Earth]], 21 [[December]] was also known as [[Midsummer's Eve]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iceberg (novel)}}) In the [[northern hemisphere]], it was instead the [[winter solstice]]. While [[John Lennon]] was convinced that the date was also [[Aztec]] [[sun]] [[god]] [[Huitzilopochtli]]'s [[birthday]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] dismissed him as "getting [his] [[Mythology|mythologies]] meddled". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})
 
== Events ==
== Events ==
* [[1981]] - The [[Hecate Cult]] intended to [[human sacrifice|sacrifice]] [[Brendan Richards]] in [[Moreton Harwood]]. However, he was rescued by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III]] before this could happen. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'')
In [[BC|350 million BC]], the [[Isop Galaxy|Isop]] and [[Grem|Grem galaxies]] collided and formed the [[Silver Devastation]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
 
In [[1956]], the [[racial segregation]] of [[bus]]es ended in [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]], as a result of the [[Montgomery Bus Boycott]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rosa (TV story)}})
 
In [[1981]], the [[Hecate Cult]] intended to [[human sacrifice|sacrifice]] [[Brendan Richards]] in [[Moreton Harwood]]. However, he was rescued by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III]] before this could happen. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)}})
 
In [[2010]], it was the date of an unknown [[Torchwood Three]] operation. The date was in both [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]]' and [[Gwen Cooper]]'s [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] files, detailing the figures of a "case" numbered "00938478766-04". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Other ==
* [[1937]] - [[Sheila Reid]], who played [[Etta]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'', was born.
According to a [[calendar]] on the [[Snowcap]] base, 21 December [[1986]] was a [[Sunday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tenth Planet (TV story)}})
* [[1945]] - [[Alibe Parsons]] ([[Kani]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'') was born.
* [[1963]] - "The Dead Planet", episode 1 of [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', was first broadcast.
* [[1968]] - Episode 8 of [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'' was first broadcast.
* [[1982]] - [[Edmund Bailey]] (the Attendant in [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') died.
* [[1989]] - [[Edmund Warwick]], who played [[Darrius]] in [[TV]]: "[[The Screaming Jungle]]" and twice stood in for [[William Hartnell]], died.
* [[1999]] - [[Jack Le White]], who went uncredited in [[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', died.
* 1999 - [[John Arnatt]], who played [[Borusa]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', died.
* 1999 - [[Jack Le White]] (uncredited in [[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') died.
* [[2000]] - [[John Lee (actor)|John Lee]] ([[Alydon]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') died.
* [[2010]] - [[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'' was first broadcast on Five in the UK.


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A calendar showing December 1986. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])

21 December was a date.

Holidays and observances

In the southern hemisphere on Earth, 21 December was also known as Midsummer's Eve. (PROSE: Iceberg [+]Loading...["Iceberg (novel)"]) In the northern hemisphere, it was instead the winter solstice. While John Lennon was convinced that the date was also Aztec sun god Huitzilopochtli's birthday, the Seventh Doctor dismissed him as "getting [his] mythologies meddled". (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])

Events

In 350 million BC, the Isop and Grem galaxies collided and formed the Silver Devastation. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In 1956, the racial segregation of buses ended in Montgomery, Alabama, as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (TV: Rosa [+]Loading...["Rosa (TV story)"])

In 1981, the Hecate Cult intended to sacrifice Brendan Richards in Moreton Harwood. However, he was rescued by Sarah Jane Smith and K9 Mark III before this could happen. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"])

In 2010, it was the date of an unknown Torchwood Three operation. The date was in both Captain Jack Harkness' and Gwen Cooper's CIA files, detailing the figures of a "case" numbered "00938478766-04". (TV: The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"])

Other

According to a calendar on the Snowcap base, 21 December 1986 was a Sunday. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])