Page 7: Historical Events In December - 29

1965  On this day in history "Thunderball" premieres in US   

1965  On December - 29 kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79   

1966  Pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass) on this day in history.   

1967  Parliament drops death penalty for murder, except policemen or prison guards; for five-year trial period on this day in history.   

1967  Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic) on December - 29.   

1967  On December - 29 star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs   

1967  Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77 on December - 29.   

1968  On December - 29 balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game   

1969  NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause on this day in history.   

1970  John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58 on December - 29.   

1971  On December - 29 stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87   

1972  Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101 on December - 29.   

1972  On December - 29 fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83   

1974  Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC on December - 29.   

1975  On this day in history 11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC   

1975  Eleven people die when a bomb explodes in the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York on December - 29.   

1976  On this day in history ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22   

1978  On December - 29 shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government   

1979  Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum on December - 29.   

1980  On this day in history shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A   

1980  Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67 on December - 29.   

1981  On this day in history guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41   

1982  Sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history arnold Schwarzenegger was cited for driving without a license after he drove his Jeep into a ditch with Maria Shriver aboard. No one was hurt.   

1983  US announced withdrawal from UNESCO on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections   

1984  Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 on this day in history.   

1986  Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1988  On December - 29 soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

1988  Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes on this day in history.   

1989  Canada is the first country in the world to ban smoking on domestic airlines on this day in history.   

1989  Vaclav Havel becomes the first non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years on December - 29.   

1989  On this day in history wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press   

1991  Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64 on December - 29.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.   

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.   

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.