Page 6: Historical Events In December - 02

1952  On this day in history the First human birth televised to public (Denver, CO)   

1952  On this day in history 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 December - 02.   

1954  On this day in history "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances   

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  1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn) on this day in history.   

1957  On December - 02 harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73   

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

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

1959  Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus on December - 02.   

1961  On this day in history fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism   

1961  On this day in history fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism   

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

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

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

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

1965  The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies on this day in history.   

1966  Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 02 luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85   

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

1967  On this day in history francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78   

1968  Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus)   

1971  On December - 02 abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates   

1971  Soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)   

1694  On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)   

1703  On December - 02 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 December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

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

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on this day in history.   

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on December - 02.   

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

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

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 December - 02.   

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