Page 7: Historical Events In December - 29

1965  On December - 29 "Thunderball" premieres in US   

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

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

1967  On December - 29 parliament drops death penalty for murder, except policemen or prison guards; for five-year trial period.   

1967  On December - 29 star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic)   

1967  Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs on December - 29.   

1967  Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1970  On December - 29 john de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58   

1971  Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 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 December - 29.   

1975  On this day in history 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 on December - 29.   

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

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  On this day in history shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A   

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 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  US announced withdrawal from UNESCO on December - 29.   

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

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

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 December - 29.   

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

1989  On December - 29 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 this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64   

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

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  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

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

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

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

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

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

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

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

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

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.