Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

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

1976  Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran   

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

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  On this day in history moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11 30 AM   

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

1981  On this day in history 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  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  David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies   

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

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

1988  On December - 02 sTS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1990  US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit on December - 02.   

1990  Aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1991  Muslim Shiites release US hostage Joseph Cicip on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43   

1993  Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot to death in Medellin on December - 02.   

1993  On December - 02 pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44   

1994  Donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85 on December - 02.   

1995  On December - 02 francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90   

1996  On this day in history penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76   

2005  On December - 02 kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,00th person to be executed in the USA since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976.   

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 December - 02.   

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

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

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

1678  On December - 02 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  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on December - 02.   

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

1754  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)   

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

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

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

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

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 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.