Historical Events In December - 06

1950  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on December - 06.   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1952  On this day in history czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on December - 06.   

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

1955  On this day in history 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.   

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  On this day in history aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  On December - 06 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 December - 06.   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on December - 06.   

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

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on December - 06.   

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

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

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

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

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

1965  Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.   

1971  On this day in history hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  On December - 06 janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

1973  On December - 06 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  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  On December - 06 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  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

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

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

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 this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

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