Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

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

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

1967  Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses on this day in history.   

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

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  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  On December - 01 john and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US   

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  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 December - 01.   

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

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

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

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on this day in history.   

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

1983  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1986  On December - 01 paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"   

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

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  On December - 01 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless   

1988  On December - 01 benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)   

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

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

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 December - 01 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  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.   

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

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.