Historical Events In December - 03

1907  On December - 03 andrew Hutchings, teachers' leader   

1908  Edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A, premieres on this day in history.   

1908  Halsey Stevens, Scott NY, composer (Triskelion) on this day in history.   

1910  On December - 03 neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show)   

1910  On this day in history robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon   

1910  Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies on December - 03.   

1911  The birth of Nino Rota, Italian composer on December - 03.   

1911  Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures) on this day in history.   

1912  Gerrit Brinkman becomes 1st Dutch traffic officer on this day in history.   

1913  Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish industrial/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1914  Neth army shoots up geïnterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed on December - 03.   

1914  On this day in history irving Fine, Boston Mass, composer (Toccata)   

1917  On December - 03 prv. Henry James Nicholas, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Polderhoek, Belgium   

1917  On this day in history after nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.   

1919  On this day in history charles Craig, opera singer   

1919  Pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1920  Turkey & Armenia agree to peace treaty on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history 9th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0   

1921  Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking) on December - 03.   

1922  On December - 03 the Toll of the Sea becomes the first successful Technicolor motion picture, screened at the Rialto Theatre in New York City.   

1922  On December - 03 1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in NYC   

1923  On this day in history the birth of Maria Callas, American soprano   

1923  1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Wash DC) on December - 03.   

1923  On this day in history maria Callas, opera singer   

1924  John Backus, inventor (FORTRAN computer language) on this day in history.   

1925  Ken Funston, South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950's) on this day in history.   

1926  Manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together) on December - 03.   

1926  Hans Gunther Franz Otte, composer on December - 03.   

1927  On this day in history isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress/singer (Outland, Comics)   

1929  Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 03 clarence Ford, sax player   

1930  On December - 03 air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium)   

1930  The birth of Jean Luc Godard, French director on December - 03.   

1930  On December - 03 andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer (Moon River, Andy Williams Show)   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on December - 03.   

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.   

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  On December - 03 birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer   

1684  On December - 03 birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on December - 03.   

1750  On December - 03 birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer   

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.   

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.   

1265  Death of Odofredus, Italian jurist on this day in history.   

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03.   

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.   

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on December - 03.   

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history.