Historical Events In December - 01

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

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 December - 01.  

1968  On this day in history pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting  

1968  On this day in history 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  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on December - 01.  

1970  On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies  

1971  John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US on December - 01.  

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on December - 01.  

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  Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8 on December - 01.  

1974  On this day in history 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  On this day in history president Carter more than doubles national park system size  

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  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  Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico on December - 01.  

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on December - 01.  

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

1983  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on December - 01.  

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  Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel on December - 01.  

1987  On this day in history donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57  

1988  On this day in history 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless  

1988  Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) on December - 01.  

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

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

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

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

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

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.  

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