Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

1983  2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93.   

1983  Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA   

1984  Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65.   

1985  Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

1985  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).   

1987  Gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting   

1988  Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55000 die).   

1988  Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN.   

1988  Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC   

1988  Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel   

1988  Andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies   

1988  Armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25000 people.   

1990  Iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages.   

1990  Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement.   

1990  Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52   

1992  Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79.   

1993  South African transitional executive council set up   

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

1994  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   

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter   

1995  Larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42.   

1996  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.   

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   

2007  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   

2017  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.   

2017  Virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18440 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.   

2017  In this year, Cristiano Ronaldo claims his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record   

2017  Pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet.   

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0521  Saint columba: Irish christian missionary to scotland   

0903  Abd al-rahman al sufi: Persian astronomer   

1302  Azzone visconti lord of milan: Azzone visconti lord of milan (d. 1339)   

1542  Mary stuart: Queen of scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  Henry stuart: Lord darnley, consort of mary i of scotland   

1557  Girolamo trombeti: Composer   

1561  Kikkawa hiroie: Japanese politician   

1598  Giovanni bernini: Italy, baroque sculptor (st teresa in ecstasy)   

0043  Death of Cicero: Roman politician and author (b. 106 bc)   

0283  Death of Pope eutychian: Pope eutychian   

0983  Otto ii the red: German king/emperor (973-83),   

1254  Death of Innocent iv: [sinibaldo dei fieschi], pope (1243-54),   

1279  King boleslaus v of poland: King boleslaus v of poland (b. 1226)   

1295  Gilbert de clare: 7th earl of hertford, english politician (b. 1243)   

1383  Wenceslaus: Duke of brabant,   

1498  Death of Alexander hegius von heek: German humanist