Historical Events In December - 02

1952  The First human birth televised to public (Denver, CO) on December - 02.  

1952  On this day in history 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)  

1953  On December - 02 ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies  

1954  On December - 02 uS Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute"  

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  On December - 02 the First full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Pa  

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

1957  On this day in history harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73  

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

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1958  24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) on December - 02.  

1959  On December - 02 malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus  

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 this day in history 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  Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed on this day in history.  

1965  The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies on December - 02.  

1966  Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East on December - 02.  

1966  On this day in history luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85  

1967  55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 on this day in history.  

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

1968  On this day in history pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor  

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

1969  "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances on December - 02.  

1969  On this day in history kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies  

1970  On December - 02 environmental Protection Agency begins (Director William Ruckelshaus)  

1970  Environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus) on December - 02.  

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

1971  On this day in history soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars  

1972  On December - 02 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama)  

1972  Friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days  

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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  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.  

1703  On this day in history 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  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)  

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 December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on December - 02.  

1592  On this day in history alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general