Page 6: 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  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  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1956  Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1963  On December - 06 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  2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125 on December - 06.   

1965  On this day in history 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 December - 06.   

1971  On this day in history lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On December - 06 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  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 this day in history.   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

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

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.