Page 7: Historical Events In December - 15

1952  On this day in history "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 90 performances   

1953  WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1954  Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter was featured on Walt Disney’s TV series for the first time. Crockett was played by Fess Parker on December - 15.   

1954  On this day in history netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands   

1954  Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons on December - 15.   

1956  On December - 15 emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes   

1959  On this day in history everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"   

1960  On December - 15 king Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon   

1961  On December - 15 adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel   

1961  On this day in history william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99   

1962  Vaughn Meader's "The first Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks on this day in history.   

1962  On December - 15 charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63   

1964  Canada adopts maple leaf flag on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history maple Leaf' formally adopted as the symbol for the Canadian national flag   

1965  3rd cyclone of year kills another 10,000 at mouths of Ganges River, Bangladesh on December - 15.   

1965  Gemini 6 launched; makes first rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) on December - 15.   

1965  On December - 15 in the first raid on a major North Vietnamese industrial target, U.S. Air Force planes destroy a thermal power plant at Uong Bi, l4 miles north of Haiphong. The plant reportedly supplied about 15 percent of North Vietnam's total electric power production.   

1966  On December - 15 audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus   

1966  One of the greatest names in children’s television and movie production died on this day. Walt (Walter Elias) Disney died in Burbank, California. Mr. Disney was 65 years old on December - 15.   

1966  On this day in history walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation   

1967  Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again" on December - 15.   

1967  The Silver Bridge across the Ohio River collapsed during rush hour. Dozens of cars fell into the icy water. Forty-six people lost their lives in the accident, and many others were injured on December - 15.   

1968  On December - 15 jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86   

1969  On this day in history san Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones   

1970  On this day in history ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261   

1970  On December - 15 soviet Venera 7 is first spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus)   

1972  On this day in history edward Earle, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), dies at 90   

1973  Jean Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive in southern Italy five months after his kidnapping on this day in history.   

1973  Pirates of Caribbean opens at Disneyland on December - 15.   

1973  On this day in history orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61   

1974  On December - 15 erich Walter Sternberg, composer, dies at 83   

1975  On this day in history mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63   

1976  On this day in history argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when the ship runs aground   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer   

1610  On December - 15 birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on December - 15.   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.   

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on December - 15.   

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies   

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on this day in history.   

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.   

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on December - 15.   

1576  On December - 15 joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43