Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

1983  On December - 07 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93   

1983  On December - 07 edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA   

1984  On this day in history jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

1985  On December - 07 atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

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

1987  43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots) on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history 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  On December - 07 gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN   

1988  On December - 07 mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC   

1988  Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people   

1990  On December - 07 iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages   

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

1990  On December - 07 delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52   

1992  Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1993  On December - 07 south African transitional executive council set up   

1993  Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 on December - 07.   

1994  On December - 07 elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58   

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

1995  On this day in history galileo arrives on Jupiter   

1995  Larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1996  On December - 07 eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

2017  On December - 07 unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital   

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

2017  On this day in history pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet   

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.   

0903  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  On December - 07 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 December - 07.   

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on this day in history.   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.   

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

1254  On December - 07 innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies   

1279  On December - 07 death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)   

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1383  On this day in history wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies   

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.