Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

1983  2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93 on this day in history.   

1983  Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA on December - 07.   

1984  Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1985  Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on December - 07.   

1985  On December - 07 potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70   

1987  43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots) on December - 07.   

1987  On December - 07 gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting   

1988  Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die) on this day in history.   

1988  Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN on December - 07.   

1988  On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC   

1988  On December - 07 yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel   

1988  Andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1988  Armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people on this day in history.   

1990  Iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages on December - 07.   

1990  On December - 07 ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement   

1990  Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1992  On December - 07 maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79   

1993  South African transitional executive council set up on December - 07.   

1993  On this day in history félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88   

1994  Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 on December - 07.   

1995  Bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet on December - 07.   

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42   

1996  Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 on this day in history.   

2005  On December - 07 a U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida.   

2005  On December - 07 european Union TLD .eu is launched, and replaced .eu.int. Initially this will be only for business purposes. From 7 April 206 onwards, EU citizens can also register .eu domains.   

2007  On December - 07 uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox)   

2014  On this day in history the Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria   

2017  Naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival on this day in history.   

2017  Australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage on December - 07.   

2017  On December - 07 virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges   

2017  Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on this day in history.   

2017  On December - 07 cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record   

2017  Pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet on December - 07.   

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0521  On this day in history birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  On December - 07 birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  On this day in history birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)   

1557  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  On December - 07 death of pope Eutychian   

0983  On this day in history otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28   

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies   

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.   

1498  On this day in history death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist