Historical Events In December - 06

1950  On December - 06 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1952  On this day in history czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata   

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

1953  On this day in history 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  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  Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa on December - 06.   

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  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 December - 06.   

1958  On December - 06 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 this day in history len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66   

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

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

1962  On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

1962  On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans on December - 06.   

1963  On December - 06 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 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 this day in history.   

1966  On December - 06 hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68   

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 December - 06.   

1972  On December - 06 janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

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

1973  On December - 06 justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

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

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

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

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

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

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

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

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

1598  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

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