Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

1950  Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud on December - 06.   

1951  J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1952  On December - 06 czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata   

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

1953  On this day in history konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

1954  Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on December - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1957  On December - 06 aFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)   

1957  The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

1957  1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up on this day in history.   

1958  US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back on this day in history.   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on December - 06.   

1959  Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66 on December - 06.   

1960  On this day in history aL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels   

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

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

1962  US abandons Skybolt balastic missile program on this day in history.   

1963  Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans on this day in history.   

1963  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1964  "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV on December - 06.   

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

1965  Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar, dies at 90 on December - 06.   

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 December - 06 janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38   

1973  Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on December - 06.   

1973  On December - 06 justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

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

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

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  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

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

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

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