Historical Events In December - 01

1965  Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began on this day in history.   

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

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  On December - 01 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 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  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  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 December - 01.   

1978  On December - 01 president Carter more than doubles national park system size   

1980  US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on December - 01.   

1980  Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On December - 01 hIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people   

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

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57   

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

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 December - 01.   

1989  On this day in history "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 December - 01 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 December - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.   

0660  On this day in history 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 December - 01 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 December - 01.   

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

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.