Historical Events In December - 06

1950  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on this day in history.   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1952  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on December - 06.   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on this day in history.   

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1954  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.   

1955  On December - 06 new York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing   

1955  On this day in history the Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations.   

1955  NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on December - 06.   

1956  Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa on December - 06.   

1956  "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  On this day in history the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on December - 06.   

1958  US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back on December - 06.   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66   

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on December - 06.   

1961  On this day in history 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

1962  On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program   

1962  On December - 06 uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  On this day in history beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans   

1963  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV   

1965  On December - 06 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125   

1965  On this day in history alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90   

1966  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on December - 06.   

1969  300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on December - 06.   

1970  On December - 06 thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65   

1971  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on December - 06.   

1971  On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 on December - 06.   

1973  Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on December - 06.   

1973  On this day in history justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.