Page 7: Historical Events In December - 29

1965  On this day in history "Thunderball" premieres in US   

1965  Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 29 pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass)   

1967  On December - 29 parliament drops death penalty for murder, except policemen or prison guards; for five-year trial period.   

1967  Star Trek's "The Trouble With Tribbles" first airs ( a classic) on December - 29.   

1967  Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs on December - 29.   

1967  On this day in history paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77   

1968  On this day in history balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game   

1969  On December - 29 nY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause   

1970  On this day in history john de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58   

1971  On December - 29 stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87   

1972  Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101 on December - 29.   

1972  On December - 29 fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83   

1974  Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC on December - 29.   

1975  11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC on December - 29.   

1975  On this day in history eleven people die when a bomb explodes in the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.   

1976  Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1978  On December - 29 shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government   

1979  On this day in history red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

1980  On December - 29 shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A   

1980  Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67 on December - 29.   

1981  Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 on December - 29.   

1982  On this day in history sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79   

1983  On this day in history arnold Schwarzenegger was cited for driving without a license after he drove his Jeep into a ditch with Maria Shriver aboard. No one was hurt.   

1983  US announced withdrawal from UNESCO on December - 29.   

1984  On this day in history indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parliamentary elections   

1984  Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84 on December - 29.   

1986  On December - 29 andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54   

1988  On this day in history soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

1988  On this day in history victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes   

1989  Canada is the first country in the world to ban smoking on domestic airlines on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 29 vaclav Havel becomes the first non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years.   

1989  Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  On December - 29 death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.