Historical Events In December - 06

1950  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on this day in history.   

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

1952  On this day in history 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 December - 06 konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

1954  On December - 06 simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

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

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 December - 06.   

1956  On this day in history nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa   

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

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

1957  On December - 06 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 December - 06.   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on December - 06.   

1959  On December - 06 len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66   

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

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

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

1962  On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  On this day in history beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans   

1963  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV   

1965  2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125 on December - 06.   

1965  On December - 06 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 December - 06 thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65   

1971  On December - 06 lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice   

1971  Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71 on December - 06.   

1972  On December - 06 janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

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

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on December - 06.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

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 December - 06.   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

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

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

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

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

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)