Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

1983  2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA   

1984  On this day in history jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

1985  Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70   

1987  On December - 07 43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots)   

1987  Gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die)   

1988  Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN on December - 07.   

1988  On December - 07 mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC   

1988  On December - 07 yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel   

1988  On December - 07 andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies   

1988  Armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 07 iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages   

1990  On December - 07 ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement   

1990  On December - 07 delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52   

1992  Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79 on December - 07.   

1993  South African transitional executive council set up on this day in history.   

1993  Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58   

1995  Bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet on this day in history.   

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter on this day in history.   

1995  On December - 07 larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42   

1996  On December - 07 eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43   

2005  On this day in history a U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida.   

2005  European Union TLD .eu is launched, and replaced .eu.int. Initially this will be only for business purposes. From 7 April 206 onwards, EU citizens can also register .eu domains on December - 07.   

2007  Uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox) on this day in history.   

2014  The Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria on December - 07.   

2017  Naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival on December - 07.   

2017  On December - 07 australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage   

2017  On December - 07 virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges   

2017  Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December - 07.   

2017  On this day in history cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record   

2017  On December - 07 pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet   

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.   

0903  On this day in history birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on December - 07.   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on December - 07.   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.   

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on December - 07.   

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian   

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on December - 07.   

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on this day in history.   

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on this day in history.   

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.   

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.