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 this day in history.   

1954  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.   

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 December - 06.   

1955  On December - 06 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  "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on December - 06.   

1957  On December - 06 aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on December - 06.   

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

1958  US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back on December - 06.   

1958  On December - 06 erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62   

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

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on December - 06.   

1961  On this day in history 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

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

1965  On December - 06 alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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 December - 06.   

1285  On this day in history 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 December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

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