Historical Events In December - 03
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1954 On December - 03 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres
1954 On December - 03 enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70
1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)
1956 England & France pull troops out of Egypt on this day in history.
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 On December - 03 indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses
1959 On December - 03 state of emergency on Cyprus ends
1960 On this day in history "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway
1960 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances on December - 03.
1960 Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1961 On December - 03 anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion
1961 On December - 03 jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75
1962 Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge on this day in history.
1964 Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley on December - 03.
1964 On December - 03 ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
1965 On December - 03 uSSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon
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 On this day in history annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92
1969 John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on this day in history.
1969 Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55 on December - 03.
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 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 this day in history 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 December - 03.
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