Historical Events In December - 01

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

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  Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on this day in history.  

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  On December - 01 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  On this day in history los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8  

1974  On December - 01 lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 01 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 December - 01 hIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people  

1982  Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico on this day in history.  

1982  On December - 01 dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday  

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

1983  On this day in history mirsky, mathematician, dies  

1986  Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" on December - 01.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1989  "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS on this day in history.  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

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

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.  

1374  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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