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  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history 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  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on December - 06.  

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

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  On this day in history 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up  

1958  On this day in history uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back  

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1963  Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81  

1964  On December - 06 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 06.  

1972  Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1973  On December - 06 gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew  

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on December - 06.  

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.  

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)  

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.  

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on this day in history.  

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

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)  

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland  

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)  

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.  

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76  

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.  

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

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

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

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)