Page 6: Historical Events In December - 09

1961  Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania.   

1961  "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs.   

1962  "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway.   

1962  Tanganyika is recorded as becoming a republic within the British Commonwealth   

1963  Frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped   

1963  Zanzibar gains independence from Britain   

1964  Edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77.   

1965  In this year, Nikolai Podgorny adopts in place of Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium   

1965  "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres   

1966  Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

1967  Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace   

1967  Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in the White House   

1967  Nicolea Ceausescu is recorded as becoming president (dictator) of Romania.   

1968  Doug Engelbart demonstrates inaugural computer mouse at Stanford   

1970  Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65   

1971  Lewis F Powell Jr appointed to the Supreme Court   

1971  Ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC.   

1974  Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail   

1974  George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 and 1949), dies   

1975  President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC.   

1975  William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79.   

1976  Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71.   

1977  Clarice Lispector, writer, dies   

1978  Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus.   

1979  Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84.   

1981  Porn star John Holmes charged with Laurel Canyon murders.   

1981  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56.   

1982  Mary-Beth and William Hurt divorce   

1982  Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

1983  Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "...because the food is free and that's easier than paying for it"   

1983  David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53.   

1984  6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends.   

1985  Phoenix Arizona, gets 3" of snow   

1987  Palestine uprising begin in Israeli-occupied West Bank   

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1392  Peter: Prince/regent of portugal/writer (virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua: Emperor of china   

1561  Edwin sandys: A founder of virginia colony   

1569  Martinus de porres: Peru, saint (patron of social justice)   

1571  Adrian a metius: Dutch mathematician/fort architect   

1579  Martin de porres: Peruvian saint   

1579  Martinus de porres: Peruvian saint (patron of social justice)   

1581  Emilia secunda antwerpiana: Daughter of willem of orange   

1165  Malcom iv: King of scotland (1153-65),   

1292  Sa'di: Great persian poet (orchard, rose garden),   

1437  Death of Sigismund: German emperor/king of hungary/bohemia,   

1544  Teofilo folengo: Italian poet (b. 1491)   

1565  Death of Pius iv: [gianangelo de' medici], italian pope (1559-65),   

1603  William watson: English conspirator (b. 1559)   

1625  Ubbo emmius: [van embden], frisian humanist/historian,   

1636  Giovanni b aleotti: Ital writer/theater architect,