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  On this day in history pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass)   

1967  On December - 29 parliament drops death penalty for murder, except policemen or prison guards; for five-year trial period.   

1967  Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic) on this day in history.   

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

1967  Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1968  Balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game on December - 29.   

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

1970  On this day in history john de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58   

1971  On this day in history stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87   

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

1972  Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1975  On December - 29 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 this day in history.   

1976  Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22 on December - 29.   

1978  Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government on December - 29.   

1979  On December - 29 red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

1980  Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A on December - 29.   

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

1981  Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 on December - 29.   

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

1983  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 on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 29 uS announced withdrawal from UNESCO   

1984  Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections on this day in history.   

1984  Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 on December - 29.   

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 December - 29.   

1989  Canada is the first country in the world to ban smoking on domestic airlines on December - 29.   

1989  On this day in history vaclav Havel becomes the first non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years.   

1989  Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press on this day in history.   

1991  Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64 on this day in history.   

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1563  On December - 29 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  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

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

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.   

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

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on this day in history.   

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

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on this day in history.