Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In December - 03
Friday, 28 November 2025
1954 On December - 03 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres 
1954 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on December - 03.
1955 On this day in history kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 On this day in history wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)
1956 On this day in history england & France pull troops out of Egypt
1957 On December - 03 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)
1957 Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81 on December - 03.
1958 On this day in history indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses
1959 State of emergency on Cyprus ends on December - 03.
1960 "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on December - 03.
1960 On this day in history "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances
1960 Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83 on December - 03.
1961 Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion on this day in history.
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 December - 03.
1964 On December - 03 ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
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 Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1969 On December - 03 john Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar
1969 On December - 03 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 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 On this day in history laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed
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 William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83 on December - 03.
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 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 On this day in history virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72
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