Page 6: Historical Events In December - 06

1950  On December - 06 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud   

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

1952  Czech govt tells Israeli ambassador, he's persona non grata on December - 06.   

1953  Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on December - 06.   

1953  On December - 06 konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

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

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

1955  On this day in history 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.   

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

1956  Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa on December - 06.   

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  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 December - 06.   

1958  On December - 06 uS lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back   

1958  Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 December - 06.   

1963  On this day in history beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans   

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  Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1969  300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert feature Rolling Stones on this day in history.   

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 December - 06.   

1971  On this day in history hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71   

1972  Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew   

1973  Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on December - 06.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.   

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

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

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

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)