Page 8: Historical Events In December - 01

1965  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1968  Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on December - 01.   

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

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 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 this day in history arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

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 this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87   

1974  On December - 01 los Angeles Skid Row slasher kills first of 8   

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

1975  On December - 01 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 December - 01 president Carter more than doubles national park system size   

1980  US Justice Department sues Yonkers citing racial discrimination on December - 01.   

1980  On this day in history sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75   

1981  180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain on this day in history.   

1981  HIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people on December - 01.   

1982  On this day in history miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico   

1982  On December - 01 dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

1983  On December - 01 rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury   

1983  On this day in history mirsky, mathematician, dies   

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  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  On this day in history 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless   

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

1988  On December - 01 nBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics   

1989  On December - 01 "Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS   

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

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

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

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.   

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 December - 01.   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

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

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77