Historical Events In December - 15

1952  "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 90 performances on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history wJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting   

1953  Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1954  Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter was featured on Walt Disney’s TV series for the first time. Crockett was played by Fess Parker on December - 15.   

1954  Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands on December - 15.   

1954  On December - 15 fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons   

1956  On December - 15 emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes   

1959  On December - 15 everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"   

1960  On December - 15 king Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon   

1961  Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99   

1962  On this day in history vaughn Meader's "The first Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks   

1962  Charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63 on December - 15.   

1964  On this day in history canada adopts maple leaf flag   

1964  On December - 15 maple Leaf' formally adopted as the symbol for the Canadian national flag   

1965  3rd cyclone of year kills another 10,000 at mouths of Ganges River, Bangladesh on December - 15.   

1965  On this day in history gemini 6 launched; makes first rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7)   

1965  On December - 15 in the first raid on a major North Vietnamese industrial target, U.S. Air Force planes destroy a thermal power plant at Uong Bi, l4 miles north of Haiphong. The plant reportedly supplied about 15 percent of North Vietnam's total electric power production.   

1966  Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus on December - 15.   

1966  One of the greatest names in children’s television and movie production died on this day. Walt (Walter Elias) Disney died in Burbank, California. Mr. Disney was 65 years old on December - 15.   

1966  Walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation on December - 15.   

1967  On December - 15 beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"   

1967  On this day in history the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River collapsed during rush hour. Dozens of cars fell into the icy water. Forty-six people lost their lives in the accident, and many others were injured.   

1968  On December - 15 jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86   

1969  San Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones on this day in history.   

1970  Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 on December - 15.   

1970  Soviet Venera 7 is first spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

1972  Edward Earle, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history jean Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive in southern Italy five months after his kidnapping.   

1973  On December - 15 pirates of Caribbean opens at Disneyland   

1973  Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61 on December - 15.   

1974  On this day in history erich Walter Sternberg, composer, dies at 83   

1975  On December - 15 mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63   

1976  Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when the ship runs aground on December - 15.   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.   

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on this day in history.   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer   

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies   

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on this day in history.   

1230  On December - 15 ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies   

1263  On this day in history death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

1515  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  On this day in history joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on December - 15.   

1621  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on this day in history.