Historical Events In December - 03

1907  Andrew Hutchings, teachers' leader on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A, premieres  

1908  On this day in history halsey Stevens, Scott NY, composer (Triskelion)  

1910  Neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show) on December - 03.  

1910  On this day in history robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon  

1910  Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies on December - 03.  

1911  The birth of Nino Rota, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures)  

1912  On this day in history gerrit Brinkman becomes 1st Dutch traffic officer  

1913  Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish industrial/resistance fighter on December - 03.  

1914  Neth army shoots up geïnterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed on December - 03.  

1914  Irving Fine, Boston Mass, composer (Toccata) on this day in history.  

1917  On December - 03 prv. Henry James Nicholas, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Polderhoek, Belgium  

1917  After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic on December - 03.  

1919  On December - 03 charles Craig, opera singer  

1919  On this day in history pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78  

1920  On December - 03 turkey & Armenia agree to peace treaty  

1921  On December - 03 9th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0  

1921  On December - 03 hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking)  

1922  On this day in history the Toll of the Sea becomes the first successful Technicolor motion picture, screened at the Rialto Theatre in New York City.  

1922  On this day in history 1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in NYC  

1923  On December - 03 the birth of Maria Callas, American soprano  

1923  On this day in history 1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Wash DC)  

1923  On this day in history maria Callas, opera singer  

1924  John Backus, inventor (FORTRAN computer language) on this day in history.  

1925  On December - 03 ken Funston, South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950's)  

1926  On December - 03 manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together)  

1926  Hans Gunther Franz Otte, composer on December - 03.  

1927  Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress/singer (Outland, Comics) on December - 03.  

1929  On this day in history boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak  

1929  Clarence Ford, sax player on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium)  

1930  On this day in history the birth of Jean Luc Godard, French director  

1930  On this day in history andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer (Moon River, Andy Williams Show)  

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.  

1560  On this day in history birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)  

1576  Marsilio Casentini, composer was born on December - 03.  

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on December - 03.  

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on this day in history.  

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on December - 03.  

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer  

0450  On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies  

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on December - 03.  

1154  On December - 03 anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies  

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist  

1463  On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

1469  On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53  

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on December - 03.  

1533  On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54