December 04 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

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.   

1943  -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish pres Inonu.   

1943  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 100000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II   

1944  Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded.   

1945  Senate approves US participation in UN.   

1945  11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB).   

1947  USSR joins International Amateur Athletic Union   

1947  USSR joins Intl Amateur Athletic Union   

1948  "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 48 performances   

1948  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies   

1949  Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run   

1949  Jeff Bridges, American actor is born   

1951  Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), results in the deaths of 500.   

1951  Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC.   

1952  Killer fogs begin in London England. "Smog" is recorded as becoming a word   

1952  Karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67   

1953  Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80   

1954  "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs   

1954  Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

1955  Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht.   

1956  In this year, Paul Hornung claims the Heisman Trophy.   

1956  22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB).   

1957  2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St John's England)   

1957  inaugural edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published   

1957  1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published.   

1958  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   

1959  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   

1961  Smallest New York Knick, 49th St MSG crowd-1300 (snowstorm).   

1961  Tanganyika is recorded as becoming the 104th member of the UN   

1964  Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album   

1965  2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner).   

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1443  Pope julius ii: (1503-13), patron of michelangelo, bramante, raphael   

1555  Heinrich meibom: German historian and poet   

1580  Samuel argall: English adventurer and naval officer   

1584  John cotton: Puritan clergyman in mass bay colony   

1595  Jean chapelain: French writer   

1646  Alain emmanuel de coëtlogon: Marshal of france   

1660  Andre campra: Composer   

1667  Michel pignolet de monteclair: Composer   

0765  Jafar sadiq: Shia imam (b. 702)   

0771  Death of Karloman ii: French king of burgundy,   

0811  Charles: Eldest son of emperor charles the great,   

1075  Archbishop anno ii of cologne: Archbishop anno ii of cologne   

1123  Omar khayyám: Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

1137  Death of Lotharius iii of supplinburg: Emperor (1125, 33-37),   

1182  Henry: Earl of gelre/zutphen (1141/79-82),   

1214  Death of William i of scotland: William i of scotland