Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.   

1976  On December - 02 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 December - 02 streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1   

1979  Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1980  4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador on December - 02.   

1981  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11 30 AM on December - 02.   

1981  On this day in history hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62   

1981  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM on December - 02.   

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

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

1983  On December - 02 atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

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

1986  On December - 02 desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer   

1988  On December - 02 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel   

1988  STS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission) on this day in history.   

1988  UN votes 151-2 (Isr and US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Britain abstains on this day in history.   

1988  On December - 02 tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)   

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

1990  First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany on December - 02.   

1990  US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit on this day in history.   

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  Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1993  Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot to death in Medellin on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44   

1994  On this day in history donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85   

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

1996  On December - 02 penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76   

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

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

2006  On this day in history in Rome, about two million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrate against Romano Prodi's government.   

2006  Stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot on this day in history.   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1728  On December - 02 birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

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  On December - 02 death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on December - 02.   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.   

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