Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

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

1967  On this day in history queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope   

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  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 this day in history.   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on December - 01.   

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 December - 01.   

1972  On this day in history antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

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 this day in history los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69   

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

1980  On December - 01 uS Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination   

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

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 December - 01.   

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

1983  On this day in history rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury   

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

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

1986  On December - 01 horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85   

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 December - 01.   

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  NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics on December - 01.   

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

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

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

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