Historical Events In December - 29
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1965 "Thunderball" premieres in US on this day in history.
1965 Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
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 December - 29.
1967 On December - 29 star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic)
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 this day in history.
1969 NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause on December - 29.
1970 John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58 on December - 29.
1971 Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87 on December - 29.
1972 On December - 29 eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101
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 11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC on December - 29.
1975 On this day in history eleven people die when a bomb explodes in the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
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 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum on December - 29.
1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A on this day in history.
1980 On December - 29 roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67
1981 Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 on this day in history.
1982 On December - 29 sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79
1983 On December - 29 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 December - 29.
1984 Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections on December - 29.
1984 Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 on this day in history.
1986 On December - 29 andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54
1988 On this day in history soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
1988 On December - 29 victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes
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 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64
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