Page 6: Historical Events In December - 04
Friday, 11 July 2025
1942 On December - 04 first US citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)
1942 On December - 04 uS bombers struck Italian mainland for first time in WW II
1942 On this day in history 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 December - 04.
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 this day in history.
1944 On December - 04 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 December - 04.
1945 Senate approves US participation in UN on this day in history.
1945 On December - 04 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB)
1947 On this day in history uSSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union
1947 USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances
1948 On December - 04 karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies
1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run on this day in history.
1949 The birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor on this day in history.
1951 On December - 04 superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500
1951 On this day in history copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC
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 Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs on this day in history.
1954 Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on December - 04.
1955 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht on December - 04.
1956 On this day in history paul Hornung wins the Heisman Trophy
1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB) on December - 04.
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 On this day in history dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community
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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