Page 5: Historical Events In December - 03

1931  Alka Seltzer goes on sale on December - 03.   

1931  On this day in history ellen Blazer, Dutch TV director (Sonja)   

1932  20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6 on this day in history.   

1932  Corry Brokken, Dutch singer on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Det Tigers for $100,000   

1933  Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.   

1933  On December - 03 richard Henry Warren, composer, dies at 74   

1934  Italian colonial Tripoli & Cyrenaica annexed to Libya on this day in history.   

1934  On December - 03 nicolas Coster, actor (Robert Delaney-Another World)   

1937  On this day in history bobby Allison, auto racer (3 time winner of Daytona 500)   

1937  Prosper Poullet, Belgian mayor, dies on this day in history.   

1938  AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric on December - 03.   

1938  Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor/composer (Star Wagon) on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 03 dmitri Sjostakovitsj's 6th Symphony, premieres   

1941  On this day in history hitler views Poltava Ukraine   

1941  On this day in history johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85   

1942  On this day in history wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer, dies at 75   

1943  On December - 03 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (QB)   

1944  On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece   

1944  On this day in history civil War starts in Athens Greece   

1944  British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece on December - 03.   

1944  Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 on December - 03.   

1946  12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB) on this day in history.   

1947  Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire makes its Broadway debut on December - 03.   

1947  On this day in history tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in NYC   

1948  On December - 03 "Pumpkin Papers" come to light (claimed to be from Alger Hiss)   

1948  Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1,100 on December - 03.   

1948  On December - 03 first US woman army officer not in medical corps sworn-in   

1949  On December - 03 kRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins   

1949  Elin Pelin, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1950  Cleve Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Phila 13-7) on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history first TV broadcast in Hawaii   

1952  1st TV broadcast in Hawaii on December - 03.   

1953  "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances on December - 03.   

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1368  On December - 03 birth of charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)   

1483  On this day in history birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on December - 03.   

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 December - 03.   

1729  On December - 03 birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)   

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

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.   

1137  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67   

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on this day in history.   

1265  Death of Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.   

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

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

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

1533  On December - 03 vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54