Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

1983  On this day in history 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93   

1983  Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA on this day in history.   

1984  Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65 on December - 07.   

1985  Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70   

1987  On this day in history 43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots)   

1987  Gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting on this day in history.   

1988  Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die) on December - 07.   

1988  On December - 07 gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN   

1988  On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC   

1988  On December - 07 yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel   

1988  Andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1988  Armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people on December - 07.   

1990  On this day in history iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages   

1990  Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement on December - 07.   

1990  Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 on December - 07.   

1992  On this day in history maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79   

1993  On this day in history south African transitional executive council set up   

1993  On this day in history félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88   

1994  Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 on December - 07.   

1995  On this day in history bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet.   

1995  Galileo arrives on Jupiter on December - 07.   

1995  Larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1996  On December - 07 eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43   

2005  A U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida on December - 07.   

2005  On December - 07 european Union TLD .eu is launched, and replaced .eu.int. Initially this will be only for business purposes. From 7 April 206 onwards, EU citizens can also register .eu domains.   

2007  On December - 07 uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox)   

2014  On December - 07 the Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria   

2017  Naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival on December - 07.   

2017  Australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage on December - 07.   

2017  Virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges on December - 07.   

2017  On this day in history unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital   

2017  Cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record on December - 07.   

2017  On December - 07 pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet   

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.   

0903  On this day in history birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On December - 07 birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on December - 07.   

1557  On December - 07 birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.   

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  On December - 07 death of pope Eutychian   

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on December - 07.   

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on December - 07.   

1279  On this day in history death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)   

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.   

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.