Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On this day in history airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began  

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting  

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on this day in history.  

1969  On December - 01 uS government holds its first draft lottery since WW II  

1970  On December - 01 independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen  

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on this day in history.  

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

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on this day in history.  

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1972  Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1973  David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on this day in history.  

1974  Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8 on December - 01.  

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on December - 01.  

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

1977  Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1978  President Carter more than doubles national park system size on December - 01.  

1980  US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on this day in history.  

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

1981  On December - 01 180 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 this day in history miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico  

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on December - 01.  

1983  On December - 01 rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury  

1983  On this day in history mirsky, mathematician, dies  

1986  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"  

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

1987  Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel on December - 01.  

1987  On December - 01 donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57  

1988  596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless on this day in history.  

1988  Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) on this day in history.  

1988  On December - 01 nBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics  

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

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.  

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.  

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.  

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  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.