Page 7: Historical Events In December - 29

1965  "Thunderball" premieres in US on this day in history.   

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

1966  Pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass) on this day in history.   

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

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

1967  On this day in history star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs   

1967  On December - 29 paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77   

1968  On December - 29 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 December - 29 john de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58   

1971  On this day in history stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87   

1972  On December - 29 eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101   

1972  Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1974  On December - 29 murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC   

1975  11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1976  On December - 29 ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22   

1978  Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government on this day in history.   

1979  Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1983  On December - 29 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  On this day in history uS announced withdrawal from UNESCO   

1984  On December - 29 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 December - 29 victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes   

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

1989  Vaclav Havel becomes the first non-communist elected as president of Czechoslovakia in 40 years on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press   

1991  Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64 on December - 29.   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.   

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

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.   

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

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.   

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

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

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

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  On December - 29 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.