Historical Events In December - 02

1952  On December - 02 the First human birth televised to public (Denver, CO)  

1952  On December - 02 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)  

1953  Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies on December - 02.  

1954  US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute" on this day in history.  

1954  "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances on December - 02.  

1956  On this day in history fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba  

1957  The First full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Pa on December - 02.  

1957  On December - 02 1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn)  

1957  Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73 on December - 02.  

1958  Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg on this day in history.  

1958  24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) on this day in history.  

1959  Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus on this day in history.  

1961  On December - 02 fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism  

1961  Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism on December - 02.  

1962  On this day in history 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT]  

1963  On December - 02 1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km  

1963  On December - 02 sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39  

1964  On this day in history ringo Starr's tonsils are removed  

1965  On December - 02 the Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies  

1966  On this day in history love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East  

1966  Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1967  55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 on December - 02.  

1967  Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78 on December - 02.  

1968  On December - 02 pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor  

1969  On this day in history boeing gives members of the press a historic first passenger flight from Seattle to New York City aboard the 747 jumbo jet.  

1969  On this day in history "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances  

1969  Kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies on this day in history.  

1970  Environmental Protection Agency begins (Director William Ruckelshaus) on this day in history.  

1970  Environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus) on this day in history.  

1971  Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates on December - 02.  

1971  Soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars on December - 02.  

1972  On this day in history "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama)  

1972  On December - 02 friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies  

1974  Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days on December - 02.  

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer  

1678  On December - 02 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 December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on December - 02.  

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.  

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

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)  

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  On this day in history albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies  

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1552  On this day in history death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)  

1592  On December - 02 alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

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