Historical Events In December - 29

1965  "Thunderball" premieres in US on this day in history.   

1965  Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 29 pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass)   

1967  Parliament drops death penalty for murder, except policemen or prison guards; for five-year trial period on this day in history.   

1967  Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic) on December - 29.   

1967  On this day in history star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs   

1967  Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77 on December - 29.   

1968  On this day in history balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game   

1969  NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause on December - 29.   

1970  John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58 on December - 29.   

1971  Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87 on December - 29.   

1972  Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101 on this day in history.   

1972  Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83 on December - 29.   

1974  Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC on December - 29.   

1975  11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC on December - 29.   

1975  On this day in history eleven people die when a bomb explodes in the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.   

1976  Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22 on December - 29.   

1978  Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government on this day in history.   

1979  On December - 29 red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

1980  Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A on December - 29.   

1980  Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1981  Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79   

1983  Arnold Schwarzenegger was cited for driving without a license after he drove his Jeep into a ditch with Maria Shriver aboard. No one was hurt on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 29 uS announced withdrawal from UNESCO   

1984  On December - 29 indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections   

1984  On this day in history leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84   

1986  Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54 on December - 29.   

1988  Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum on December - 29.   

1988  Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes on December - 29.   

1989  Canada is the first country in the world to ban smoking on domestic airlines on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 29 vaclav Havel becomes the first non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years.   

1989  On December - 29 wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press   

1991  On December - 29 julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.   

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.