Page 6: Historical Events In December - 03

1954  On this day in history samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

1954  Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

1956  On December - 03 england & France pull troops out of Egypt   

1957  On December - 03 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)   

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

1958  On this day in history indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses   

1959  On December - 03 state of emergency on Cyprus ends   

1960  "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on December - 03.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1962  Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge on this day in history.   

1964  Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley on December - 03.   

1964  On this day in history ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies   

1965  On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon   

1967  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 on December - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1969  On December - 03 ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55   

1972  Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die on December - 03.   

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  On this day in history hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies   

1976  Mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91 on December - 03.   

1978  On December - 03 william Grant Still, composer, dies at 83   

1979  On this day in history christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400   

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  On this day in history 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.   

1984  On this day in history virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72   

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

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  Marsilio Casentini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)   

1750  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1137  On December - 03 lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67   

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.   

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.   

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.