Page 8: 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  Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on December - 01.   

1968  Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On December - 01 independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen   

1970  On this day in history frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies   

1971  John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US on December - 01.   

1971  Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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

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  Los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8 on this day in history.   

1974  Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1977  On December - 01 paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69   

1978  On this day in history president Carter more than doubles national park system size   

1980  On December - 01 uS Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination   

1980  On December - 01 sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75   

1981  180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain on December - 01.   

1981  HIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people on this day in history.   

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

1982  Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday on December - 01.   

1983  Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury on this day in history.   

1983  Mirsky, mathematician, dies on December - 01.   

1986  Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" on December - 01.   

1986  On this day in history horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85   

1987  Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel on December - 01.   

1987  On December - 01 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 December - 01.   

1988  Benazir Bhutto named first female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) on this day in history.   

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

1989  "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS on this day in history.   

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

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

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.