Historical Events In December - 01
Friday, 26 July 2024
1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began on this day in history.
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 December - 01.
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 On this day in history uS government holds its first draft lottery since WW II
1970 On this day in history independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
1970 On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies
1971 On this day in history john and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
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 Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea on December - 01.
1973 On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87
1974 Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8 on this day in history.
1974 Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on December - 01.
1975 On this day in history nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80
1977 Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69 on December - 01.
1978 On December - 01 president Carter more than doubles national park system size
1980 US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on December - 01.
1980 Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1981 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain on this day in history.
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 On December - 01 rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury
1983 Mirsky, mathematician, dies on this day in history.
1986 On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"
1986 On this day in history horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85
1987 On December - 01 digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel
1987 On this day in history donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57
1988 On December - 01 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless
1988 On this day in history benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)
1988 NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics on December - 01.
1989 On this day in history "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS
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