Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On December - 01 airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began   

1967  On December - 01 queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope   

1967  Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses on this day in history.   

1968  On December - 01 pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting   

1968  On December - 01 hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

1969  US government holds its first draft lottery since WW II on this day in history.   

1970  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on this day in history.   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on December - 01.   

1971  John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 01 arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

1972  On December - 01 antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

1973  On this day in history australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea   

1973  On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  On this day in history los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8   

1974  On December - 01 lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83   

1975  On December - 01 nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

1977  On December - 01 paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69   

1978  On this day in history president Carter more than doubles national park system size   

1980  US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on December - 01.   

1980  On this day in history sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75   

1981  On this day in history 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain   

1981  On December - 01 hIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people   

1982  On December - 01 miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico   

1982  On December - 01 dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

1983  Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury on December - 01.   

1983  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1986  Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" on December - 01.   

1986  Horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1987  On December - 01 digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel   

1987  Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 on December - 01.   

1988  On December - 01 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless   

1988  On December - 01 benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)   

1988  NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics on this day in history.   

1989  "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS on December - 01.   

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.   

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77