Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 02 danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59   

1978  Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran on December - 02.   

1978  Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1 on December - 02.   

1979  On December - 02 vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

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

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 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 December - 02.   

1982  On this day in history 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  On December - 02 alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies   

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 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 this day in history tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)   

1989  On this day in history v.P. Singh is sworn in as prime minister of India.   

1990  On this day in history first parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany   

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

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

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

1996  Penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76 on December - 02.   

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

2005  On December - 02 the £140m (US$240m) extension of the Docklands Light Railway in London, linking Canning Town to North Woolwich and London City Airport opens.   

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 this day in history.   

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1578  On December - 02 birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

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

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.   

1703  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  On this day in history 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  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)   

0537  On this day in history 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  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on December - 02.   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general