Page 6: Historical Events In December - 02

1952  On December - 02 the First human birth televised to public (Denver, CO)   

1952  On this day in history 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)   

1953  On December - 02 ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies   

1954  US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute" on December - 02.   

1954  On this day in history "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances   

1956  Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba on December - 02.   

1957  The First full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Pa on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn)   

1957  On December - 02 harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73   

1958  Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 02 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB)   

1959  Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus on this day in history.   

1961  Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.   

1961  On December - 02 fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism   

1962  On this day in history 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT]   

1963  1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km on December - 02.   

1963  Sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39 on December - 02.   

1964  Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed on this day in history.   

1965  The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies on this day in history.   

1966  Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 02 luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85   

1967  55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 02 francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78   

1968  Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor on December - 02.   

1969  On this day in history boeing gives members of the press a historic first passenger flight from Seattle to New York City aboard the 747 jumbo jet.   

1969  On this day in history "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances   

1969  On this day in history kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies   

1970  On this day in history environmental Protection Agency begins (Director William Ruckelshaus)   

1970  On this day in history environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus)   

1971  On December - 02 abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates   

1971  Soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars on December - 02.   

1972  On this day in history "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama)   

1972  On this day in history friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies   

1974  Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days on December - 02.   

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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 this day in history.   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)   

1728  On December - 02 birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.   

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

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on December - 02.   

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.   

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on December - 02.   

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on December - 02.