Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  On this day in history sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72   

1976  On this day in history danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59   

1978  Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran on December - 02.   

1978  On December - 02 streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1   

1979  Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 on December - 02.   

1980  4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador on December - 02.   

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

1981  On this day in history hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62   

1981  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history a 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, is the first human to receive an artificial heart   

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  David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41 on this day in history.   

1983  Atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1988  STS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission) on December - 02.   

1988  On December - 02 uN votes 151-2 (Isr and US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Britain abstains   

1988  Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) on December - 02.   

1989  On December - 02 v.P. Singh is sworn in as prime minister of India.   

1990  First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany on December - 02.   

1990  US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 02 aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90   

1991  Muslim Shiites release US hostage Joseph Cicip on this day in history.   

1992  Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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

1993  On this day in history pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44   

1994  On this day in history donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85   

1995  Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76   

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

2005  The £140m (US$240m) extension of the Docklands Light Railway in London, linking Canning Town to North Woolwich and London City Airport opens on December - 02.   

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

2006  On this day in history stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot.   

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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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)   

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  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)   

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

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

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

1463  Albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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