Historical Events In December - 06

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

1951  On this day in history 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  On this day in history konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48  

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  NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.  

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

1956  "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on December - 06.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program  

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

1964  On this day in history "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV  

1965  On this day in history 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125  

1965  Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on December - 06.  

1966  On this day in history 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 this day in history hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71  

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  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 this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)  

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 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  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.  

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)