Page 6: Historical Events In December - 04

1942  First US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history uS bombers struck Italian mainland for first time in WW II   

1942  On December - 04 1st US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)   

1943  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 on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 04 -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu   

1943  Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46 on December - 04.   

1944  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 on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 04 germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded   

1945  Senate approves US participation in UN on this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history uSSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union   

1947  On December - 04 uSSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union   

1948  "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances on this day in history.   

1948  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies on December - 04.   

1949  On this day in history bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run   

1949  On December - 04 the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor   

1951  Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500 on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 04 copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC   

1952  Killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" becomes a word on December - 04.   

1952  Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word on December - 04.   

1952  Karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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

1954  On this day in history nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

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

1956  Paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy on this day in history.   

1956  On December - 04 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)   

1957  2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history first edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published   

1957  1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published on this day in history.   

1958  On December - 04 dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community   

1959  On December - 04 a monkey returns to earth safely, after being launched into orbit 55 miles high by the US   

1959  Rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on December - 04.   

1555  On this day in history birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)   

1580  On December - 04 birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

1584  On December - 04 birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony   

1595  On this day in history birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on December - 04.   

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on December - 04.   

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

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on this day in history.   

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

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on December - 04.   

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

1137  On December - 04 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  On this day in history death of william I of Scotland