Historical Events In December - 04

1942  First US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) on this day in history.   

1942  US bombers struck Italian mainland for first time in WW II on December - 04.   

1942  On this day in history 1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)   

1943  Aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 04 -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu   

1943  Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1944  USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded   

1945  On this day in history senate approves US participation in UN   

1945  11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) on this day in history.   

1947  USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union on December - 04.   

1947  USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union on December - 04.   

1948  On December - 04 "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances   

1948  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies on this day in history.   

1949  Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run on December - 04.   

1949  The birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor on this day in history.   

1951  Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500 on December - 04.   

1951  Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC on December - 04.   

1952  On this day in history killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" becomes a word   

1952  Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word on December - 04.   

1952  On December - 04 karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67   

1953  On December - 04 daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80   

1954  On December - 04 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs   

1954  On December - 04 nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

1955  Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1956  Paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy on December - 04.   

1956  22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB) on December - 04.   

1957  2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England) on this day in history.   

1957  First edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on December - 04.   

1957  On December - 04 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published   

1958  Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community on this day in history.   

1959  A monkey returns to earth safely, after being launched into orbit 55 miles high by the US on December - 04.   

1959  Rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 on December - 04.   

1961  On December - 04 museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on December - 04.   

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on December - 04.   

1580  On December - 04 birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on December - 04.   

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on December - 04.   

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on December - 04.   

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on December - 04.   

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on this day in history.   

0811  On this day in history charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39   

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on December - 04.   

1123  On this day in history death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on December - 04.   

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on this day in history.   

1214  On December - 04 death of william I of Scotland