Page 5: Historical Events In December - 02

1930  On December - 02 gary Becker, American economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize   

1931  On December - 02 edwin Meese III, prude, US attorney General (1985-88)   

1931  On this day in history paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy, French count/composer, dies at 80   

1932  On this day in history the Adventures of Charlie Chan debuts on the NBC Blue radio network.   

1932  On December - 02 "Adv of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network   

1933  1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson) on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 02 josef Gruber, composer, dies at 78   

1934  On this day in history 5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast   

1935  Jurg Wyttenbach, composer on this day in history.   

1935  Albert Kessel, 1st to die in Calif gas chamber on this day in history.   

1936  On December - 02 peter Michael Braun, composer   

1937  On December - 02 brian Lumley, England, sci-fi author (Compleat Crow, Psychomech)   

1938  First Harwich-England bound train with 200 German-Jewish orphaned children arrives from Holland. Eventually, 50,000 German Jews find safety in Great Britain on December - 02.   

1939  British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC on December - 02.   

1939  On this day in history new York's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight   

1939  British Imperial Airways & British Airways merge to form BOAC on this day in history.   

1939  Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician on this day in history.   

1940  Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie (Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games) on December - 02.   

1941  Largest roller skating rink (outside of NYC) opens in Peekskill NY on December - 02.   

1941  Paul C W Chu, China, physicist (superconductivity) on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 02 first successful nuclear chain reaction, created by physicists Enrico Fermi and Arthur Crompton   

1942  On December - 02 the First controlled nuclear chain reaction (University of Chicago)   

1942  1st controlled nuclear chain reaction (Enrico Fermi-U of Chicago) on December - 02.   

1942  Bob E Smith, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1993 Yanase Cup) on December - 02.   

1943  On December - 02 sixteen Allied vessels are lost by Axis bombing at Bari, eastern Italy.   

1943  On this day in history 1st RSHA transport out of Vienna reaches Birkenau camp   

1943  Nordahl Grieg, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 02 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB)   

1944  On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

1947  13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (QB) on December - 02.   

1948  Stan Musial is picked NL MVP on December - 02.   

1950  Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight on this day in history.   

1950  Dino Lipatti, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 02 "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 90 performances   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on December - 02.   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.   

1703  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.   

0537  On December - 02 sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies   

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  On December - 02 death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  On this day in history alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46   

1615  On December - 02 death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general