Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

1965  Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began on this day in history.   

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  On December - 01 pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting   

1968  On December - 01 hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

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

1970  On this day in history independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen   

1970  Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies on December - 01.   

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

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on December - 01.   

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

1973  Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea on December - 01.   

1973  David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on December - 01.   

1974  On December - 01 los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8   

1974  On December - 01 lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83   

1975  Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 on December - 01.   

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

1978  On this day in history president Carter more than doubles national park system size   

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

1980  On December - 01 sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75   

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

1981  HIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico   

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on this day in history.   

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

1983  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on December - 01.   

1986  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"   

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 this day in history.   

1987  Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)   

1988  NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics on December - 01.   

1989  On this day in history "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)   

0660  On December - 01 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  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

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

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77