Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07

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

1983  On this day in history edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA   

1984  On this day in history jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

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

1987  On December - 07 gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting   

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

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

1988  Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC on this day in history.   

1988  Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies   

1988  On this day in history armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people   

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

1990  On December - 07 ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement   

1990  On December - 07 delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52   

1992  Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1993  Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 on December - 07.   

1994  Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 07 larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42   

1996  Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 on December - 07.   

2005  On this day in history a U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida.   

2005  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 on December - 07.   

2007  On this day in history uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox)   

2014  The Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria on this day in history.   

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  On December - 07 australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage   

2017  Virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges on this day in history.   

2017  Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December - 07.   

2017  On this day in history cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record   

2017  On this day in history pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet   

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0521  On December - 07 birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on December - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1561  On December - 07 birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28   

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

1279  On December - 07 death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)   

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on December - 07.   

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

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