Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

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

1967  Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope on December - 01.   

1967  On this day in history wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses   

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 this day in history.   

1969  US government holds its first draft lottery since WW II on this day in history.   

1970  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on December - 01.   

1970  On this day in history frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

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

1973  Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 01 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  On this day in history lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83   

1975  On this day in history 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  On December - 01 president Carter more than doubles national park system size   

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

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

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 December - 01.   

1982  On December - 01 dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

1983  On December - 01 rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury   

1983  On December - 01 mirsky, mathematician, dies   

1986  On December - 01 paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"   

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

1987  On this day in history digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel   

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 December - 01.   

1988  Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) on this day in history.   

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

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

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On December - 01 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 December - 01.   

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

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

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  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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