Historical Events In December - 08

1941  Destruction Camp Chelmo opens on this day in history.   

1942  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 on December - 08.   

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

1943  John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 08 army rocket plane XS-1 makes 1st powered flight   

1947  On December - 08 gregg Allman musician keyboards, guitar, singer was born   

1947  "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater NYC for 11 perfs on December - 08.   

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

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

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

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  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 on December - 08.   

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

1954  Maxwell Anderson's "Bad Seed," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1956  On December - 08 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  Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium   

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  On December - 08 william Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78   

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

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

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

1965  Abe Burrows' "Cactus Flower," premieres in NYC on December - 08.   

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

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

1967  Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 on December - 08.   

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1508  Gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1574  Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616) was born on December - 08.   

1626  On this day in history birth of christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic   

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  On this day in history birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on December - 08.   

0644  Death of Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on this day in history.   

0899  On December - 08 arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies   

1292  On December - 08 john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62   

1587  On December - 08 death of mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  On this day in history death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico   

1626  On this day in history death of john Davies, English poet (b. 1569)   

1632  On December - 08 death of philippe van Lansberge, Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  John Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59 on this day in history.