Page 6: Historical Events In December - 12
Sunday, 13 July 2025
1958 Dutch social democratic party-ministers/premier Drees dismissed on this day in history.
1959 On December - 12 uN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established
1959 On December - 12 russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 79
1961 On December - 12 ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36
1961 Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91
1962 On December - 12 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1962 Sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67 on December - 12.
1963 Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped on December - 12.
1963 Kenya gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history argentina asks for extradition of ex-president Peron
1964 Shooting starts for Star Trek pilot, "The Cage" (Menagerie) on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes
1964 On December - 12 h I "Sailor" Young, cricketer (left-arm bowler Eng v Aust 1899), dies
1965 On December - 12 gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record
1965 On this day in history beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales)
1965 On December - 12 johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67
1967 On December - 12 uS launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit
1968 On this day in history rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired
1968 Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65 on December - 12.
1970 On December - 12 small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays
1970 Louis Zimmer, Flem clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at 82 on December - 12.
1971 David Sarnoff, US TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1972 On December - 12 captain Eugene A. Cernan, USN, commander of Apollo 17, walks on the Moon. Commander Ronald E. Evans, USN, was the Command Module Pilot. The mission lasted 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes. Recovery by HC-1 helicopters from USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14).
1975 On December - 12 gas stove explodes & starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia)
1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford on December - 12.
1976 On December - 12 qB Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet
1976 Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1977 Clementine O Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history clifton Chenier, US accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53
1979 On December - 12 gold hits record $462.50 an ounce
1979 Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe on December - 12.
1980 On December - 12 uS's copyright law amended to include computer programs
1981 On this day in history wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)
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