Historical Events In December - 08

1941  On December - 08 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 08.   

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

1947  Gregg Allman musician: keyboards, guitar, singer was born on December - 08.   

1948  "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 168 performances on this day in history.   

1949  "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 740 perfs on this day in history.   

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

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

1953  Kim Basinger actress was born on this day in history.   

1953  On December - 08 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 this day in history 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 December - 08.   

1957  On this day in history reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55   

1959  On this day in history dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta   

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

1961  On December - 08 surfin’, The Beach Boys first record, was released on Candix Records. It became a local hit in Los Angeles   

1961  On this day in history antwerp Belgium diocese forms   

1961  On this day in history 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  Frank Sinatra, Jr. was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He was set free four days later on December - 08.   

1963  On this day in history "Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 112 perfs   

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

1966  On December - 08 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  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  On December - 08 birth of anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)   

1708  Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on December - 08.   

1715  John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) was born on this day in history.   

0644  On December - 08 death of omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

0899  On this day in history arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies   

1292  On this day in history john Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62   

1587  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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.