12th December

Coronation Street history

 * 1983 - The residents react to the news of Len Fairclough's death.
 * 1984 - Bet Lynch first entertains the idea of taking over as licensee of the Rovers Return Inn.
 * 1988 - Dawn Acton first appears as Tracy Barlow. Alan Bradley steals the deeds to No.7.
 * 1999 - Monica the dog wins a race at the dog racetrack. Monica is later run over by a car driven by Mark Redman.
 * 2005 - Mike Baldwin sacks Hayley Cropper from Underworld thinking she stole some cheques, unaware that because of his Alzheimer's he has forgotten he moved them himself.
 * 2008 - Tony and Carla Gordon return from their honeymoon. Tony discovers Maria Connor has been accusing him of murder.

Real world

 * 1945 - Susi Hush born.
 * 1974 - Steven Arnold born.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 12th December on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1962, 1966
 * 1970s - 1973, 1977, 1979
 * 1980s - 1983, 1984, 1988
 * 1990s - 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (I) (II), 2007, 2008 (I) (II)