Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1976  Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59 on December - 02.   

1978  On December - 02 chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran   

1978  Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

1980  On this day in history 4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador   

1981  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11 30 AM on December - 02.   

1981  Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM   

1982  A 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, is the first human to receive an artificial heart on December - 02.   

1982  First permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with the Jarvic-7 heart on this day in history.   

1982  On December - 02 david Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41   

1983  On this day in history atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

1985  Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies on this day in history.   

1986  Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer on December - 02.   

1988  5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history sTS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission)   

1988  UN votes 151-2 (Isr and US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Britain abstains on this day in history.   

1988  Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history v.P. Singh is sworn in as prime minister of India.   

1990  First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 02 uS 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit   

1990  Aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1991  Muslim Shiites release US hostage Joseph Cicip on December - 02.   

1992  Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43 on December - 02.   

1993  Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot to death in Medellin on December - 02.   

1993  Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44 on December - 02.   

1994  Donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85 on December - 02.   

1995  On December - 02 francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90   

1996  Penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76 on December - 02.   

2005  On December - 02 kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,00th person to be executed in the USA since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976.   

2005  On this day in history the £140m (US$240m) extension of the Docklands Light Railway in London, linking Canning Town to North Woolwich and London City Airport opens.   

2006  In Rome, about two million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrate against Romano Prodi's government on December - 02.   

2006  Stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot on December - 02.   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)   

1694  On December - 02 birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)   

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

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

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat   

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.   

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

0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies   

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on December - 02.   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on December - 02.   

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