Historical Events In December - 04

1942  First US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) on December - 04.  

1942  US bombers struck Italian mainland for first time in WW II on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history 1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)  

1943  On December - 04 aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage.  

1943  On this day in history -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu  

1943  On December - 04 carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46  

1944  On this day in history uSS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II.  

1944  Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded on this day in history.  

1945  Senate approves US participation in UN on December - 04.  

1945  11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) on this day in history.  

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1947  USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union on December - 04.  

1947  USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union on this day in history.  

1948  On December - 04 "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances  

1948  On this day in history karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies  

1949  Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor  

1951  Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500 on December - 04.  

1951  Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC on December - 04.  

1952  On this day in history killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" becomes a word  

1952  On December - 04 killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word  

1952  On this day in history karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67  

1953  On December - 04 daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80  

1954  "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs on December - 04.  

1954  Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht  

1956  Paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy on December - 04.  

1956  22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB) on this day in history.  

1957  2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England) on December - 04.  

1957  First edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on this day in history.  

1957  1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on December - 04.  

1958  Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community on December - 04.  

1959  A monkey returns to earth safely, after being launched into orbit 55 miles high by the US on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58  

1961  Museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days on this day in history.  

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1443  On December - 04 birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael  

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on December - 04.  

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on December - 04.  

1584  On this day in history birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony  

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.  

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer  

1667  On this day in history birth of michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer  

0765  On December - 04 death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)  

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on December - 04.  

0811  On this day in history charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39  

1075  On this day in history death of archbishop Anno II of Cologne  

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on December - 04.  

1137  On this day in history lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67  

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on this day in history.  

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on December - 04.