Page 5: Historical Events In December - 03

1931  Alka Seltzer goes on sale   

1931  Ellen Blazer, Dutch TV director (Sonja).   

1932  20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6.   

1932  Corry Brokken, Dutch singer   

1933  Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Det Tigers for $100000   

1933  Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate.   

1933  Richard Henry Warren, composer, dies at 74   

1934  Italian colonial Tripoli and Cyrenaica annexed to Libya   

1934  Nicolas Coster, actor (Robert Delaney-Another World).   

1937  Bobby Allison, auto racer (3 time winner of Daytona 500).   

1937  Prosper Poullet, Belgian mayor, dies   

1938  AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric.   

1938  Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor/composer (Star Wagon)   

1939  Dmitri Sjostakovitsj's 6th Symphony, premieres   

1941  Hitler views Poltava Ukraine.   

1941  Johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85.   

1942  Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer, dies at 75   

1943  9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (QB)   

1944  Civil War breaks out in Greece.   

1944  In this year, Civil War starts in Athens Greece.   

1944  British order to disarm, leads to general strike in Greece.   

1944  Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75   

1946  12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB)   

1947  Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire makes its Broadway debut.   

1947  Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in NYC.   

1948  "Pumpkin Papers" come to light (claimed to be from Alger Hiss).   

1948  Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1100.   

1948  inaugural US woman army officer not in medical corps sworn-in   

1949  KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins.   

1949  Elin Pelin, writer, dies   

1950  Cleve Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Phila 13-7)   

1952  inaugural TV broadcast in Hawaii.   

1952  1st TV broadcast in Hawaii   

1953  "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances.   

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1368  Charles vi: [the well-beloved], king of france (1380-1422)   

1483  Nicolaus von amsdorf: German reformation theologist   

1560  Jan gruter: Dutch critic   

1576  Marsilio casentini: Composer   

1668  Casimir schweizelsperg: Composer   

1684  Ludvig baron holberg: Founder (danish & norwegian literature)   

1729  Padre antonio francisco j jose soler: Olot spain, composer (fandango)   

1750  Johann franz xaver sterkel: Composer   

0450  Death of Petrus chrysologus: 1st archbishop of ravenna,   

1137  Lotharius iii: Of supplinburg, roman-ger emperor (1133-37),   

1154  Death of Anastasius iv: Pope (1153-54),   

1265  Odofredus: Italian jurist   

1463  Louis chalon: Prince of orange,   

1469  Death of Piero de' medici: Ruler of florence,   

1491  Thomas basin: French historian/bishop of lisieux,   

1533  Vasili iii: Great prince of moscow (1505-33),