Page 6: Historical Events In December - 03
Saturday, 13 December 2025
1954 On this day in history samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres 

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 this day in history. 

1956 Wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52) on this day in history. 

1956 England & France pull troops out of Egypt on this day in history. 

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

1959 State of emergency on Cyprus ends on December - 03. 

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

1960 On December - 03 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances 

1960 On this day in history hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 

1961 On this day in history anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion 

1961 On this day in history jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 

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 On December - 03 ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies 

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 On December - 03 john Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar 

1969 Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55 on this day in history. 

1972 Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die on this day in history. 

1973 On December - 03 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 December - 03. 

1975 Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed on December - 03. 

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 December - 03. 

1979 On this day in history eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum. 

1984 On December - 03 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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