Historical Events In December - 02

1930  On this day in history gary Becker, American economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize  

1931  Edwin Meese III, prude, US attorney General (1985-88) on December - 02.  

1931  On this day in history paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy, French count/composer, dies at 80  

1932  On December - 02 the Adventures of Charlie Chan debuts on the NBC Blue radio network.  

1932  On December - 02 "Adv of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network  

1933  On this day in history 1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson)  

1933  On December - 02 josef Gruber, composer, dies at 78  

1934  On this day in history 5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast  

1935  On this day in history jurg Wyttenbach, composer  

1935  On December - 02 albert Kessel, 1st to die in Calif gas chamber  

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1936  On December - 02 peter Michael Braun, composer  

1937  Brian Lumley, England, sci-fi author (Compleat Crow, Psychomech) on December - 02.  

1938  First Harwich-England bound train with 200 German-Jewish orphaned children arrives from Holland. Eventually, 50,000 German Jews find safety in Great Britain on December - 02.  

1939  British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC on December - 02.  

1939  On December - 02 new York's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight  

1939  On this day in history british Imperial Airways & British Airways merge to form BOAC  

1939  On this day in history yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician  

1940  On December - 02 gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie (Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games)  

1941  On December - 02 largest roller skating rink (outside of NYC) opens in Peekskill NY  

1941  Paul C W Chu, China, physicist (superconductivity) on this day in history.  

1942  On December - 02 first successful nuclear chain reaction, created by physicists Enrico Fermi and Arthur Crompton  

1942  On this day in history the First controlled nuclear chain reaction (University of Chicago)  

1942  On December - 02 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction (Enrico Fermi-U of Chicago)  

1942  Bob E Smith, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1993 Yanase Cup) on December - 02.  

1943  Sixteen Allied vessels are lost by Axis bombing at Bari, eastern Italy on this day in history.  

1943  On December - 02 1st RSHA transport out of Vienna reaches Birkenau camp  

1943  Nordahl Grieg, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB)  

1944  Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1947  13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (QB) on this day in history.  

1948  Stan Musial is picked NL MVP on December - 02.  

1950  Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight on December - 02.  

1950  Dino Lipatti, composer, dies at 33 on December - 02.  

1951  "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 90 performances on this day in history.  

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer  

1678  On this day in history birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  On December - 02 birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

1703  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat  

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)  

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.  

0537  On December - 02 sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies  

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on this day in history.  

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.  

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on this day in history.  

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.  

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on this day in history.  

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.