Historical Events In December - 01
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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