Historical Events In December - 02
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
1952 On December - 02 the First human birth televised to public (Denver, CO)
1952 On this day in history 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)
1953 Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.
1954 On December - 02 uS Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute"
1954 "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances on December - 02.
1956 On December - 02 fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba
1957 The First full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Pa on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history 1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn)
1957 Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
1958 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) on December - 02.
1959 Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus on December - 02.
1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.
1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT]
1963 On December - 02 1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km
1963 On this day in history sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39
1964 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed on December - 02.
1965 The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies on December - 02.
1966 On this day in history love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East
1966 On December - 02 luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85
1967 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 on this day in history.
1967 Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1968 Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor on December - 02.
1969 Boeing gives members of the press a historic first passenger flight from Seattle to New York City aboard the 747 jumbo jet on this day in history.
1969 "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances on this day in history.
1969 On December - 02 kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies
1970 Environmental Protection Agency begins (Director William Ruckelshaus) on this day in history.
1970 On December - 02 environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus)
1971 On this day in history abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates
1971 Soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars on this day in history.
1972 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama) on this day in history.
1972 Friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies on December - 02.
1974 Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days on this day in history.
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