Page 7: Historical Events In December - 02

1974  On December - 02 sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72   

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 this day in history streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1   

1979  Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1981  Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM on December - 02.   

1982  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history david Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41   

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

1985  On this day in history alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies   

1986  Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel   

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

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

1988  Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit on December - 02.   

1990  Aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1992  On December - 02 gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43   

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

1993  On this day in history pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44   

1994  Donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

2006  Stephane Dion is elected the new Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on the fourth ballot on December - 02.   

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on December - 02.   

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

1754  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)   

0537  On this day in history sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies   

1348  On this day in history death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

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

1463  On this day in history albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies   

1515  On this day in history gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  On this day in history death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)   

1592  Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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