Historical Events In December - 02

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

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

1953  Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 December - 02.  

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

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

1961  On this day in history 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  50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT] on December - 02.  

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  Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed on December - 02.  

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

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

1967  Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1968  On December - 02 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 December - 02 kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies  

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

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  On December - 02 soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars  

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

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

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

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.  

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.  

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

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1710  On this day in history birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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  On December - 02 death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general