Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

1950  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud   

1951  On December - 06 j Edward Bromberg, dies at 47   

1952  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14   

1953  Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1954  On this day in history simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

1955  New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on December - 06.   

1955  The Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations on this day in history.   

1955  NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on December - 06.   

1956  On this day in history nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa   

1956  On this day in history "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances   

1957  On this day in history aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  On December - 06 the first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on December - 06.   

1958  On this day in history uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back   

1958  On this day in history erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1960  AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels on this day in history.   

1961  On December - 06 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

1962  US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program on December - 06.   

1962  On this day in history uS abandons Skybolt balastic missile program   

1963  Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans on December - 06.   

1963  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on December - 06.   

1964  "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on this day in history.   

1965  On December - 06 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125   

1965  On December - 06 alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90   

1966  On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68   

1969  300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on December - 06.   

1970  Thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65 on December - 06.   

1971  Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice on this day in history.   

1971  On December - 06 hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  On this day in history janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

1973  On December - 06 gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew   

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.