Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  On December - 02 sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72   

1976  On this day in history danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59   

1978  On December - 02 chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran   

1978  On this day in history streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1   

1979  Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.   

1980  4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador on this day in history.   

1981  On December - 02 moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11 30 AM   

1981  On December - 02 hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62   

1981  On December - 02 moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM   

1982  A 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, is the first human to receive an artificial heart on this day in history.   

1982  First permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with the Jarvic-7 heart on this day in history.   

1982  On December - 02 david Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41   

1983  On this day in history atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

1985  Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies on December - 02.   

1986  On this day in history desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer   

1988  5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel on this day in history.   

1988  STS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission) on December - 02.   

1988  On December - 02 uN votes 151-2 (Isr and US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Britain abstains   

1988  Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 02 v.P. Singh is sworn in as prime minister of India.   

1990  First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history uS 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit   

1990  On this day in history aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90   

1991  On this day in history muslim Shiites release US hostage Joseph Cicip   

1992  On December - 02 gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43   

1993  On December - 02 colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot to death in Medellin.   

1993  Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44 on December - 02.   

1994  Donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90   

1996  Penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

2005  Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,00th person to be executed in the USA since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976 on this day in history.   

2005  The £140m (US$240m) extension of the Docklands Light Railway in London, linking Canning Town to North Woolwich and London City Airport opens on this day in history.   

2006  In Rome, about two million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrate against Romano Prodi's government on December - 02.   

2006  On December - 02 stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot.   

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1578  On this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  On this day in history 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  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 02 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 this day in history 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