Historical Events In December - 04

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

1943  On this day in history carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46  

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 this day in history germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded  

1945  On this day in history senate approves US participation in UN  

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

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

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

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

1948  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), kills 500  

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

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

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

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

1953  On this day in history daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80  

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

1954  Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on December - 04.  

1955  Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 04.  

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on December - 04.  

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on December - 04.  

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

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on this day in history.  

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on this day in history.  

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on December - 04.  

0771  On December - 04 karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20  

0811  Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 on December - 04.  

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

1123  On December - 04 death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)  

1137  On December - 04 lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67  

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies  

1214  On this day in history death of william I of Scotland