Historical Events In December - 03

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

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

1955  KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 03.  

1956  Wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52) on December - 03.  

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

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

1957  Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81 on December - 03.  

1958  Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on December - 03.  

1959  State of emergency on Cyprus ends on this day in history.  

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

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

1960  On this day in history 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  On December - 03 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  On December - 03 ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies  

1965  On December - 03 uSSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon  

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 December - 03 final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train  

1967  On this day in history annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92  

1969  On this day in history john Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar  

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

1972  On this day in history convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die  

1973  On December - 03 pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)  

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

1975  Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed on this day in history.  

1975  Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies on December - 03.  

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

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  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  On December - 03 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 this day in history birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)  

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer  

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on December - 03.  

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

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on December - 03.  

1750  On this day in history 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 this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies  

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist  

1463  On this day in history louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.  

1491  On this day in history thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies  

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