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 this day in history.   

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

1968  On December - 01 pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history uS government holds its first draft lottery since WW II   

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

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

1971  On this day in history 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 December - 01 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  On this day in history nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

1977  On this day in history paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69   

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 this day in history 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  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on December - 01.   

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

1986  On this day in history 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  Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 on December - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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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  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  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 December - 01 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  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.   

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

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77