Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On December - 01 airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began   

1967  On December - 01 queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope   

1967  Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses on December - 01.   

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  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on December - 01.   

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

1971  John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US on December - 01.   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1972  On December - 01 antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 01.   

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

1977  Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69 on December - 01.   

1978  President Carter more than doubles national park system size on this day in history.   

1980  US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on this day in history.   

1980  Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1981  HIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people on December - 01.   

1982  Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history mirsky, mathematician, dies   

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

1986  Horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 01 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless   

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 December - 01.   

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

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

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

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  On December - 01 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  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.   

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

1135  On December - 01 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  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.   

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