Historical Events In December - 03
Monday, 18 March 2024
1954 On this day in history samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres
1954 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on December - 03.
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 On December - 03 england & France pull troops out of Egypt
1957 On December - 03 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)
1957 Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1958 On December - 03 indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses
1959 State of emergency on Cyprus ends on December - 03.
1960 "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on December - 03.
1960 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances on December - 03.
1960 Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 on December - 03.
1961 Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion on December - 03.
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 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 December - 03 annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92
1969 On this day in history john Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar
1969 On December - 03 ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55
1972 On this day in history convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) on this day in history.
1973 On December - 03 michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67
1975 On this day in history laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed
1975 Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies on December - 03.
1976 On December - 03 mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91
1978 William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400
1979 Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on December - 03.
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 On this day in history virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72
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