Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

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

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

1978  On this day in history 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 December - 02.   

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

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

1982  On December - 02 a 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, is the first human to receive an artificial heart   

1982  On December - 02 first permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with the Jarvic-7 heart   

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  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 December - 02.   

1988  On this day in history 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  Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) on December - 02.   

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

1990  On December - 02 first parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany   

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  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 December - 02 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  Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 on December - 02.   

1996  On December - 02 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  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 this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.