Page 6: Historical Events In December - 14

1950  UN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954).   

1950  "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs.   

1950  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65   

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax.   

1954  WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations   

1955  Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar   

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO   

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs   

1959  J.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31513 m.   

1959  Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus.   

1959  Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie.   

1960  Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63.   

1961  Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record.   

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes inaugural US visit to another planet (Venus).   

1962  U.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.   

1962  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)   

1963  Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ   

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39.   

1964  Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"   

1964  William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58.   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances.   

1965  Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84.   

1966  Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91.   

1967  DNA created in a test tube.   

1969  "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance.   

1971  Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure.   

1973  Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77.   

1974  Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85   

1975  6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days   

1975  Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81.   

1977  Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for inaugural formal peace conference   

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1009  Emperor go-suzaku of japan: Emperor go-suzaku of japan (d. 1045)   

1363  John van [jean c] gerson: French theologist   

1503  Nostradamus: [michel de nostre-dam], french astrologist/prophet   

1546  Tycho brahe: Knudstrup denmark, astronomer (golden nose)   

1553  Henri iv the bourbon: King of navarra (henri iii)/france   

1625  Barthélemy d'herbelot de molainville: French orientalist   

1631  Anne conway: Viscountess conway, english philosopher   

1640  (baptism date)   

0872  Death of Adrian ii: Italian pope (867-72)/last married pope,   

1077  Agnes of poitou: German empress/wife of emperor henry iii,   

1136  Harald iv: "gylle krist", king of norway, murdered   

1417  John oldcastle: Lord cobham, english nobleman, hanged & burned   

1460  Guarino da verona: Guarino da verona (b. 1370)   

1476  Vlad iii the impaler: Vlad iii the impaler (b. 1431)   

1510  Death of Friedrich of saxony: Friedrich of saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  James: King of scotland (1513-42),