Historical Events In December - 06

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

1951  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history 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 this day in history nY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing  

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

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1956  On this day in history "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 this day in history the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up  

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

1959  On December - 06 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 December - 06.  

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

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

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

1963  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on December - 06.  

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  300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on December - 06.  

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

1971  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on this day in history.  

1971  On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

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

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

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)  

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.  

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)  

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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