Page 7: Historical Events In December - 29

1965  On this day in history "Thunderball" premieres in US   

1965  On December - 29 kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79   

1966  Pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass) on December - 29.   

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

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On December - 29 murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC   

1975  11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1979  Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum on this day in history.   

1980  On December - 29 shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A   

1980  On this day in history roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67   

1981  On this day in history guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41   

1982  Sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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  Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

1988  On December - 29 victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes   

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

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

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  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  On this day in history 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  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on this day in history.   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.   

1170  On December - 29 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 December - 29.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

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

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