Historical Events In December - 04
Saturday, 06 March 2021
1942 First US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) on December - 04.
1942 On this day in history uS bombers struck Italian mainland for first time in WW II
1942 On December - 04 1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)
1943 On December - 04 aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage.
1943 -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu on December - 04.
1943 Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1944 USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II on this day in history.
1944 On December - 04 germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded
1945 Senate approves US participation in UN on this day in history.
1945 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) on December - 04.
1947 On this day in history uSSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union
1947 USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union on this day in history.
1948 "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances on this day in history.
1948 On December - 04 karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies
1949 On this day in history bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run
1949 On December - 04 the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor
1951 On December - 04 superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500
1951 Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC on December - 04.
1952 On this day in history killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" becomes a word
1952 On this day in history killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word
1952 On this day in history karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67
1953 Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs on this day in history.
1954 On December - 04 nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies
1955 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.
1956 Paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)
1957 On this day in history 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England)
1957 First edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on December - 04.
1957 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on December - 04.
1958 On December - 04 dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community
1959 A monkey returns to earth safely, after being launched into orbit 55 miles high by the US on December - 04.
1959 Rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 on December - 04.
1961 On this day in history museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days
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