Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On December - 01 airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began   

1967  Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope on this day in history.   

1967  Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses on December - 01.   

1968  On this day in history pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on December - 01.   

1969  US government holds its first draft lottery since WW II on December - 01.   

1970  Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on December - 01.   

1970  On December - 01 frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 01 arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

1972  On this day in history antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

1973  Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 01 david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  On this day in history los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8   

1974  On December - 01 lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83   

1975  On this day in history nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

1977  On this day in history paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69   

1978  President Carter more than doubles national park system size on this day in history.   

1980  US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75   

1981  On this day in history 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain   

1981  On this day in history hIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people   

1982  Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico on this day in history.   

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on this day in history.   

1983  Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury on December - 01.   

1983  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on December - 01.   

1986  Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" on this day in history.   

1986  Horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85 on December - 01.   

1987  On December - 01 digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel   

1987  On this day in history donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57   

1988  596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless on this day in history.   

1988  Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) on December - 01.   

1988  NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics on December - 01.   

1989  "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS on December - 01.   

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.   

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.   

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77