Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

1965  Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began on December - 01.   

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

1967  On this day in history wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses   

1968  Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on December - 01.   

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  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.   

1972  On this day in history 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  David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on December - 01.   

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  Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 on December - 01.   

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

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

1980  On this day in history uS Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination   

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

1981  180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain on December - 01.   

1981  On this day in history hIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people   

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

1982  On this day in history dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

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

1983  On December - 01 mirsky, mathematician, dies   

1986  Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" on this day in history.   

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  Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 on this day in history.   

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

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

1988  On this day in history nBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics   

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

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1081  On this day in history 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 December - 01.   

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.   

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

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies   

1135  On December - 01 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  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77