Page 4: Historical Events In December - 03

1907  Andrew Hutchings, teachers' leader on December - 03.   

1908  On this day in history edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A, premieres   

1908  On December - 03 halsey Stevens, Scott NY, composer (Triskelion)   

1910  On this day in history neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show)   

1910  On this day in history robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon   

1910  On this day in history mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies   

1911  On this day in history the birth of Nino Rota, Italian composer   

1911  On December - 03 dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures)   

1912  On December - 03 gerrit Brinkman becomes 1st Dutch traffic officer   

1913  Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish industrial/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1914  Neth army shoots up geïnterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed on December - 03.   

1914  On this day in history irving Fine, Boston Mass, composer (Toccata)   

1917  Prv. Henry James Nicholas, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Polderhoek, Belgium on this day in history.   

1917  After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic on December - 03.   

1919  Charles Craig, opera singer on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78   

1920  Turkey & Armenia agree to peace treaty on this day in history.   

1921  9th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0 on December - 03.   

1921  Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history the Toll of the Sea becomes the first successful Technicolor motion picture, screened at the Rialto Theatre in New York City.   

1922  1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in NYC on this day in history.   

1923  On December - 03 the birth of Maria Callas, American soprano   

1923  1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Wash DC) on December - 03.   

1923  Maria Callas, opera singer on this day in history.   

1924  John Backus, inventor (FORTRAN computer language) on December - 03.   

1925  On December - 03 ken Funston, South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950's)   

1926  On December - 03 manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together)   

1926  On this day in history hans Gunther Franz Otte, composer   

1927  Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress/singer (Outland, Comics) on December - 03.   

1929  On this day in history boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak   

1929  On December - 03 clarence Ford, sax player   

1930  Air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium) on this day in history.   

1930  On December - 03 the birth of Jean Luc Godard, French director   

1930  Andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer (Moon River, Andy Williams Show) on December - 03.   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on December - 03.   

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.   

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  On December - 03 birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer was born on December - 03.   

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.   

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on December - 03.   

1154  On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies   

1265  Death of Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.   

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03.   

1469  On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53   

1491  On this day in history thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies   

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history.