Page 7: Historical Events In December - 29

1965  "Thunderball" premieres in US.   

1965  Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79   

1966  Pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass).   

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

1967  Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" inaugural airs ( a classic).   

1967  Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs   

1967  Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77.   

1968  Balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game.   

1969  NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause   

1970  John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58   

1971  Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87.   

1972  Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101   

1972  Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83   

1974  Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC.   

1975  11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC.   

1975  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.   

1978  Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government.   

1979  Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum.   

1980  Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A   

1980  Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67.   

1981  Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41.   

1982  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   

1983  US announced withdrawal from UNESCO   

1984  In this year, Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections   

1984  Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84   

1986  Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54   

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

1988  Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes   

1989  Canada is the inaugural country in the world to ban smoking on domestic airlines   

1989  Vaclav Havel is recorded as becoming the inaugural non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years   

1989  Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press.   

1991  Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64.   

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1563  Francesco maria guaitoli: Composer   

1586  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna/marquis of aytona   

1678  Gotthard wagner: Composer   

1709  Elisabeth petrovna: Tsarina of russia/daughter of peter the great   

1721  Madame de pompadour: Mistress of french king louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van bylandt: Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime ambroise simon leborne: Composer   

1776  Charles macintosh: Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress gemmei of japan: Empress gemmei of japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue fei: Chinese general, executed   

1170  Death of Thomas beckett: Archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of king henry ii   

1558  Hermann finck: Composer,   

1563  Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine arnauld: French lawyer (philippica),   

1630  Jan baptist stalpart van der wiele: Rc pastor/lyricist,   

1634  Death of John albert vasa: Polish bishop (b. 1612)