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 December - 06.   

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

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1954  On December - 06 simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

1955  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history 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  On December - 06 erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on December - 06.   

1960  On December - 06 aL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels   

1961  27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) on December - 06.   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

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 December - 06.   

1965  On December - 06 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 December - 06.   

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 December - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

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

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On December - 06 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  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  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

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 December - 06.