Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On December - 01 airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began  

1967  Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope on December - 01.  

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

1968  On December - 01 pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting  

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on December - 01.  

1969  US government holds its first draft lottery since WW II on December - 01.  

1970  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on December - 01.  

1970  On this day in history 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 this day in history arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93  

1972  Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81 on December - 01.  

1973  On December - 01 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  On December - 01 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 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 December - 01.  

1980  Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75 on December - 01.  

1981  On this day in history 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain  

1981  HIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people on this day in history.  

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

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

1983  Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury on this day in history.  

1983  On December - 01 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 December - 01.  

1987  On this day in history 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  On December - 01 benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)  

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

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  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

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

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

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

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.  

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

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