Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

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

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

1984  On December - 07 jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

1985  On this day in history atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

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

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

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

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

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

1988  Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel   

1988  On this day in history andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies   

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  Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 on December - 07.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter on December - 07.   

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

1996  On this day in history eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43   

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

2005  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 on this day in history.   

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 December - 07.   

2017  On December - 07 naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival   

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

2017  Virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history 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  Cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record on December - 07.   

2017  Pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet on this day in history.   

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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  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on December - 07.   

1542  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on December - 07.   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.   

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on this day in history.   

0043  On December - 07 death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.   

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

1254  On December - 07 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  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1383  On December - 07 wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies   

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on December - 07.