Historical Events In December - 07

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

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 December - 07.   

1985  On December - 07 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 December - 07.   

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

1988  Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history 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 December - 07 iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages   

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

1990  On this day in history delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52   

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

1993  South African transitional executive council set up on December - 07.   

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

1994  On December - 07 elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58   

1995  On December - 07 bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet.   

1995  On December - 07 galileo arrives on Jupiter   

1995  On December - 07 larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

2017  On December - 07 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  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on December - 07.   

0903  On December - 07 birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  On December - 07 birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0043  On December - 07 death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.   

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on this day in history.   

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

1295  On December - 07 death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)   

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

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