Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On this day in history airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began   

1967  On this day in history queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope   

1967  Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses on this day in history.   

1968  Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on December - 01.   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on December - 01.   

1969  US government holds its first draft lottery since WW II on December - 01.   

1970  On December - 01 independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen   

1970  On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  On December - 01 john and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US   

1971  On December - 01 arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

1972  On this day in history antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

1973  On this day in history australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea   

1973  On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8 on December - 01.   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1977  On December - 01 paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69   

1978  President Carter more than doubles national park system size on December - 01.   

1980  On this day in history uS Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination   

1980  Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75 on December - 01.   

1981  180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history hIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people   

1982  On December - 01 miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico   

1982  On this day in history dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

1983  Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury on December - 01.   

1983  On December - 01 mirsky, mathematician, dies   

1986  Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" on December - 01.   

1986  On December - 01 horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85   

1987  Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel on December - 01.   

1987  On December - 01 donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57   

1988  596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless on this day in history.   

1988  Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) on December - 01.   

1988  NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 01 "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.   

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.   

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)   

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.   

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.