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  Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran on this day in history.  

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  On December - 02 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  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM on this day in history.  

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

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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  David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41 on December - 02.  

1983  Atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

1985  Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history sTS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission)  

1988  On this day in history 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  V.P. Singh is sworn in as prime minister of India on December - 02.  

1990  On this day in history 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 December - 02.  

1992  Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot to death in Medellin.  

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

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

1995  Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 on December - 02.  

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

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

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  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  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.  

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

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on December - 02.  

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

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  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies  

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on this day in history.  

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

1463  On this day in history albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies  

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on this day in history.  

1592  On December - 02 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