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  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on this day in history.   

1953  On December - 06 brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14   

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

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  On December - 06 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  NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.   

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

1956  "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on this day in history.   

1957  AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) on this day in history.   

1957  The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

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

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

1959  On December - 06 len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66   

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  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  "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on December - 06.   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew   

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on December - 06.   

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

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  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

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

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

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

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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)