Historical Events In December - 03

1954  Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on this day in history.  

1954  On December - 03 enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70  

1955  KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)  

1956  England & France pull troops out of Egypt on December - 03.  

1957  On this day in history 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)  

1957  On December - 03 frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81  

1958  Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on this day in history.  

1959  On December - 03 state of emergency on Cyprus ends  

1960  On this day in history "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway  

1960  "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances on this day in history.  

1960  On December - 03 hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83  

1961  On December - 03 anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion  

1961  Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on December - 03.  

1962  On this day in history edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge  

1964  Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley on this day in history.  

1964  Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1965  USSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon on December - 03.  

1967  On this day in history 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  On this day in history final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train  

1967  Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92 on December - 03.  

1969  John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on December - 03.  

1969  On this day in history ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55  

1972  On December - 03 convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die  

1973  On this day in history pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)  

1973  Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history 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  Mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history william Grant Still, composer, dies at 83  

1979  On December - 03 christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400  

1979  On December - 03 eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum.  

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 December - 03.  

1984  Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72 on December - 03.  

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

1483  On December - 03 birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist  

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

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

1668  On December - 03 birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer  

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 December - 03 birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer  

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist  

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history.