Historical Events In December - 29

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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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

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

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.   

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  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)