1282: Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last native and independent Prince of Wales, is killed at the Battle of Orewin Bridge near Cilmeri, close to Builth Wells in mid Wales, by forces of Edward I of England. Gruffydd reigned from 1259 and is known as Llywelyn the Last.

1620: Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [NS: Dec 21]

1792: French King Louis XVI goes on trial, accused of high treason and crimes against the state

1913: Iconic painting the “Mona Lisa” is recovered two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris

1931: Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State, and Newfoundland (not then part of Canada)

1946: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established by resolution 57(I) of the UN General Assembly

1997: Delegates from 150 industrialized nations attend a UN climate conference in Kyoto, Japan, and reach an agreement to control heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions

Source: Onthisday.com