Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

1950  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1952  On December - 06 czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

1954  On this day in history simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

1955  On this day in history new York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing   

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 December - 06.   

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 December - 06.   

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

1957  AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) on December - 06.   

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 December - 06.   

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

1958  On this day in history erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on December - 06.   

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on this day in history.   

1961  On December - 06 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

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

1963  On December - 06 beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans   

1963  On December - 06 jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81   

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

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

1965  On this day in history alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90   

1966  On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68   

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

1970  On this day in history thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65   

1971  On this day in history lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice   

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 this day in history.   

1973  Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on December - 06.   

1973  On December - 06 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  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

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

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)