Historical Events In December - 29

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

1965  Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79 on December - 29.  

1966  On this day in history 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  On December - 29 star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic)  

1967  On December - 29 star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs  

1967  On December - 29 paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77  

1968  Balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game on this day in history.  

1969  On December - 29 nY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause  

1970  On this day in history john de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58  

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

1972  On December - 29 eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101  

1972  On this day in history fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83  

1974  Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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

1975  On December - 29 eleven people die when a bomb explodes in the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.  

1976  On this day in history ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22  

1978  On December - 29 shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government  

1979  On this day in history 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  On December - 29 roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67  

1981  On December - 29 guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41  

1982  On December - 29 sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79  

1983  On December - 29 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  On this day in history uS announced withdrawal from UNESCO  

1984  Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections on this day in history.  

1984  Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 on December - 29.  

1986  On this day in history andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54  

1988  Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum on this day in history.  

1988  Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes on this day in history.  

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

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

1989  On this day in history wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press  

1991  Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.  

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.  

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

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th  

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer  

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.  

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)  

1141  On this day in history 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  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.  

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

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51  

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)