Page 6: Historical Events In December - 03

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

1954  Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on December - 03.   

1955  On December - 03 kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

1956  England & France pull troops out of Egypt on December - 03.   

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

1957  On this day in history frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81   

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

1959  On December - 03 state of emergency on Cyprus ends   

1960  "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1965  USSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon on December - 03.   

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  Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train on this day in history.   

1967  Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92 on December - 03.   

1969  John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on this day in history.   

1969  Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55 on December - 03.   

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

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

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  On December - 03 hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies   

1976  On December - 03 mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1576  Marsilio Casentini, composer was born on December - 03.   

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

1684  On this day in history birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)   

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 December - 03.   

1137  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67   

1154  On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies   

1265  Death of Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.   

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03.   

1469  On December - 03 piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53   

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on this day in history.   

1533  On December - 03 vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54