Historical Events In December - 06

1950  On December - 06 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1952  On this day in history czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on this day in history.   

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1954  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on December - 06.   

1955  On December - 06 new York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing   

1955  On December - 06 the Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations.   

1955  On December - 06 nY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing   

1956  On this day in history nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa   

1956  "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on December - 06.   

1957  On December - 06 aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  On December - 06 the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on December - 06.   

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on December - 06.   

1961  27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) on December - 06.   

1962  US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program on December - 06.   

1962  US abandons Skybolt balastic missile program on December - 06.   

1963  On this day in history beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans   

1963  On December - 06 jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81   

1964  "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on December - 06.   

1965  On December - 06 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125   

1965  On December - 06 alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90   

1966  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1969  300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on this day in history.   

1970  On December - 06 thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65   

1971  On December - 06 lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice   

1971  On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  On December - 06 janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

1973  Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on December - 06.   

1973  On December - 06 justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on December - 06.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.   

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.