Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

1950  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud   

1951  On December - 06 j Edward Bromberg, dies at 47   

1952  On December - 06 czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on this day in history.   

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1954  On December - 06 simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

1955  On December - 06 new York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing   

1955  The Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations on this day in history.   

1955  NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on December - 06.   

1956  On December - 06 nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa   

1956  On December - 06 "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances   

1957  AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) on December - 06.   

1957  On December - 06 the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

1957  On December - 06 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

1958  On this day in history uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on December - 06.   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on December - 06.   

1960  On this day in history aL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels   

1961  27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) on December - 06.   

1962  US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program on December - 06.   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81   

1964  "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on this day in history.   

1965  2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125 on this day in history.   

1965  Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on December - 06.   

1966  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1969  On December - 06 300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones   

1970  On this day in history thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65   

1971  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.   

1971  Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

1973  On December - 06 gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew   

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.