Historical Events In December - 06

1950  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on this day in history.  

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

1952  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on December - 06.  

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on December - 06.  

1953  On December - 06 konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48  

1954  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on December - 06.  

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

1955  On this day in history 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.  

1955  On this day in history nY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing  

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history 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  US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62  

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1960  On December - 06 aL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels  

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

1962  US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program on this day in history.  

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

1963  On this day in history beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans  

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

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

1965  On December - 06 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125  

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

1966  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on December - 06.  

1969  On this day in history 300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones  

1970  On December - 06 thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65  

1971  On December - 06 lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice  

1971  Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71 on December - 06.  

1972  Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 on December - 06.  

1973  Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on December - 06.  

1973  On this day in history justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94  

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.  

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.  

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)  

1478  On December - 06 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  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland  

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

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.  

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

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.  

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.  

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.  

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.  

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.  

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)