Historical Events In December - 03

1954  Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on December - 03.  

1954  On this day in history enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70  

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

1956  On December - 03 wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)  

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  On December - 03 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.  

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

1960  Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1964  Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies on December - 03.  

1965  On December - 03 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 December - 03.  

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

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

1973  Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) on this day in history.  

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 December - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1979  Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 on this day in history.  

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

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1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)  

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

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on December - 03.  

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

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  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67  

1154  On December - 03 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 this day in history.  

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.