Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

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

1951  On December - 06 j Edward Bromberg, dies at 47   

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 this day in history.   

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1954  On December - 06 simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

1955  New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.   

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 December - 06.   

1956  On this day in history nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa   

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 this day in history.   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 06 uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back   

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  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  On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  On this day in history 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  "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  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 this day in history.   

1971  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.   

1971  On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  On this day in history janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

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 this day in history.   

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.   

1478  On December - 06 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 December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

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  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

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