Historical Events In December - 08

1941  On this day in history destruction Camp Chelmo opens   

1942  On this day in history eight PT boats (PT 36, PT 37, PT 40, PT 43, PT 44, PT 48, PT 59, and PT 109) turn back 8 Japanese destroyers attempting to reinforce Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.   

1942  On this day in history 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB)   

1943  John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in NYC on December - 08.   

1946  Army rocket plane XS-1 makes 1st powered flight on this day in history.   

1947  Gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born on this day in history.   

1947  "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater NYC for 11 perfs on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

1948  On December - 08 "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 168 performances   

1949  On December - 08 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 740 perfs   

1951  On this day in history "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 perfs   

1952  On December - 08 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy)   

1953  On this day in history kim Basinger actress was born   

1953  On this day in history los Angeles became the third largest city in the U.S. The City of Angels slid past Philadelphia for the distinction in a special census.   

1953  On December - 08 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)   

1954  On December - 08 maxwell Anderson's "Bad Seed," premieres in NYC   

1954  Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1955  On December - 08 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)   

1955  On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69   

1956  On this day in history 16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia   

1956  Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1957  Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55 on December - 08.   

1959  On December - 08 dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta   

1960  Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium on December - 08.   

1961  Surfin’, The Beach Boys first record, was released on Candix Records. It became a local hit in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1961  On December - 08 antwerp Belgium diocese forms   

1961  William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 on December - 08.   

1962  "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert NYC after 300 perfs on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 08 frank Sinatra, Jr. was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He was set free four days later.   

1963  On December - 08 "Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 112 perfs   

1965  On December - 08 abe Burrows' "Cactus Flower," premieres in NYC   

1966  Sinead O’Connor singer was born on December - 08.   

1966  On this day in history sinead O’Connor singer:was born   

1967  Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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1508  On this day in history birth of gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  On December - 08 birth of maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)   

1626  Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic was born on December - 08.   

1678  Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On December - 08 birth of maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)   

1704  Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on December - 08.   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On December - 08 birth of john Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery)   

0644  Death of Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on December - 08.   

0899  Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on December - 08.   

1292  John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on December - 08.   

1587  On this day in history death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  Death of Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on this day in history.   

1626  Death of John Davies, English poet (b. 1569) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561) on December - 08.   

1643  John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 on December - 08.