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

1558  Death of Hermann finck: Composer,   

1563  Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine arnauld: French lawyer (philippica),   

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

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