Historical Events In December - 03

1954  Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on December - 03.   

1954  Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on December - 03.   

1955  KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 03.   

1956  On this day in history wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)   

1956  On this day in history england & France pull troops out of Egypt   

1957  23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB) on this day in history.   

1957  Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81 on December - 03.   

1958  Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on December - 03.   

1959  State of emergency on Cyprus ends on this day in history.   

1960  "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

1960  On December - 03 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances   

1960  Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion   

1961  Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on December - 03.   

1962  On this day in history edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge   

1964  On this day in history police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley   

1964  Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies on December - 03.   

1965  USSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon on December - 03.   

1967  Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa. The recipient of the new heart, Louis Washkansky, survived 18 days on December - 03.   

1967  On this day in history final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train   

1967  Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1969  John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on December - 03.   

1969  On this day in history ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55   

1972  Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die on this day in history.   

1973  Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 03 michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67   

1975  On December - 03 laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed   

1975  On this day in history hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies   

1976  On December - 03 mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91   

1978  On this day in history william Grant Still, composer, dies at 83   

1979  On December - 03 christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400   

1979  Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on December - 03.   

1984  On December - 03 thousands die and over 200,000 are injured from a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India (the world's worst industrial accident). occurred when gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India.   

1984  Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1483  On this day in history birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On December - 03 birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on December - 03.   

1684  On this day in history birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer was born on this day in history.   

0450  On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies   

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

1154  On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies   

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

1463  On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1469  On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53   

1491  On December - 03 thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies   

1533  On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54