Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In December - 03
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
1954 Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on December - 03. 
1954 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on December - 03.
1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 03.
1956 On this day in history wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)
1956 On this day in history england & France pull troops out of Egypt
1957 On this day in history 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)
1957 On this day in history frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81
1958 Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on this day in history.
1959 State of emergency on Cyprus ends on this day in history.
1960 "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on December - 03.
1960 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances on December - 03.
1960 Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 on December - 03.
1961 On this day in history anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion
1961 Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on December - 03.
1962 On December - 03 edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge
1964 On December - 03 police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley
1964 Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies on December - 03.
1965 On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon
1967 On December - 03 dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa. The recipient of the new heart, Louis Washkansky, survived 18 days.
1967 Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92
1969 John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on December - 03.
1969 Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55 on December - 03.
1972 Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die on December - 03.
1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) on December - 03.
1973 On December - 03 michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67
1975 On December - 03 laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed
1975 Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies on this day in history.
1976 On December - 03 mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91
1978 William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1979 Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 on this day in history.
1979 Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on this day in history.
1984 Thousands die and over 200,000 are injured from a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India (the world's worst industrial accident). occurred when gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India on this day in history.
1984 On December - 03 virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72
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