Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In December - 03
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1954 Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on this day in history. 
1954 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1955 On December - 03 kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 On December - 03 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 On December - 03 frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81
1958 Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on December - 03.
1959 State of emergency on Cyprus ends on this day in history.
1960 On December - 03 "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway
1960 On this day in history "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 On December - 03 jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75
1962 On this day in history edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge
1964 Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
1965 On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon
1967 On this day in history 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.
1967 On this day in history final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train
1967 On December - 03 annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92
1969 John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on December - 03.
1969 On December - 03 ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55
1972 On December - 03 convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) on December - 03.
1973 Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67 on December - 03.
1975 Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed on December - 03.
1975 Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies on this day in history.
1976 On December - 03 mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91
1978 On December - 03 william Grant Still, composer, dies at 83
1979 Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 on this day in history.
1979 Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on this day in history.
1984 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 on this day in history.
1984 Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72 on this day in history.
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