Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

1950  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on December - 06.   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1952  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on this day in history.   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on December - 06.   

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1954  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on December - 06.   

1955  New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on December - 06.   

1955  The Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations on this day in history.   

1955  NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.   

1956  Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa on this day in history.   

1956  "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on December - 06.   

1957  On this day in history aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  On this day in history the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

1958  US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 06 erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on December - 06.   

1961  On this day in history 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

1962  US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program on this day in history.   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81   

1964  On December - 06 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV   

1965  On this day in history 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125   

1965  Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on December - 06.   

1966  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones   

1970  Thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65 on December - 06.   

1971  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.   

1971  Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1972  Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 on December - 06.   

1973  On December - 06 gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew   

1973  On this day in history justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)