Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

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

1983  Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA on this day in history.   

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 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 December - 07.   

1988  On this day in history 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  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  Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement on December - 07.   

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

1992  Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79 on December - 07.   

1993  South African transitional executive council set up on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter on December - 07.   

1995  On December - 07 larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42   

1996  Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 on December - 07.   

2005  A U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida on this day in history.   

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

2014  On December - 07 the Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria   

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  On this day in history australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage   

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

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 December - 07.   

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 December - 07 birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.   

1302  On December - 07 birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)   

1542  On December - 07 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 this day in history.   

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

1561  On December - 07 birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

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

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

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on this day in history.   

0983  On December - 07 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 December - 07.   

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

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