Historical Events In December - 03
Sunday, 28 May 2023
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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