Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1976  On December - 02 danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59   

1978  Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran on this day in history.   

1978  On December - 02 streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1   

1979  On December - 02 vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

1980  On December - 02 4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador   

1981  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11 30 AM on this day in history.   

1981  Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62 on December - 02.   

1981  On this day in history moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM   

1982  On December - 02 a 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, is the first human to receive an artificial heart   

1982  First permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with the Jarvic-7 heart on December - 02.   

1982  David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41 on December - 02.   

1983  On this day in history atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

1985  Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies on December - 02.   

1986  Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer on December - 02.   

1988  5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel on December - 02.   

1988  On this day in history sTS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission)   

1988  On this day in history uN votes 151-2 (Isr and US) to move PLO debate to Geneva, Britain abstains   

1988  On December - 02 tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)   

1989  V.P. Singh is sworn in as prime minister of India on this day in history.   

1990  First parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany on December - 02.   

1990  US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit on this day in history.   

1990  On December - 02 aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90   

1991  Muslim Shiites release US hostage Joseph Cicip on December - 02.   

1992  Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43 on December - 02.   

1993  Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot to death in Medellin on December - 02.   

1993  On December - 02 pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44   

1994  On December - 02 donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85   

1995  Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 on December - 02.   

1996  Penelope Jessel, politcal activist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

2005  Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,00th person to be executed in the USA since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976 on December - 02.   

2005  The £140m (US$240m) extension of the Docklands Light Railway in London, linking Canning Town to North Woolwich and London City Airport opens on December - 02.   

2006  On this day in history in Rome, about two million people, led by opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, demonstrate against Romano Prodi's government.   

2006  On this day in history stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot.   

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1578  On this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on December - 02.   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1738  On December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.   

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on this day in history.   

1348  Death of Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1381  Death of John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic on December - 02.   

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on December - 02.   

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on December - 02.   

1615  On this day in history death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general