Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In December - 03
Thursday, 13 March 2025
1954 Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on this day in history. 
1954 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 03.
1956 On December - 03 wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52)
1956 On this day in history england & France pull troops out of Egypt
1957 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB) on December - 03.
1957 On this day in history frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81
1958 Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on December - 03.
1959 State of emergency on Cyprus ends on December - 03.
1960 On December - 03 "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway
1960 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances on December - 03.
1960 On December - 03 hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83
1961 Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion on this day in history.
1961 Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on December - 03.
1962 On December - 03 edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge
1964 Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley on December - 03.
1964 On December - 03 ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
1965 USSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon on December - 03.
1967 Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa. The recipient of the new heart, Louis Washkansky, survived 18 days on December - 03.
1967 On this day in history final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train
1967 On December - 03 annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92
1969 On December - 03 john Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar
1969 On December - 03 ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55
1972 Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die on this day in history.
1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) on December - 03.
1973 Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67 on December - 03.
1975 Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed on December - 03.
1975 Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies on December - 03.
1976 Mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91 on this day in history.
1978 On December - 03 william Grant Still, composer, dies at 83
1979 Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 on this day in history.
1979 Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on this day in history.
1984 Thousands die and over 200,000 are injured from a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India (the world's worst industrial accident). occurred when gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India on December - 03.
1984 On this day in history virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72
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