Historical Events In December - 03

1954  On December - 03 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

1954  On this day in history enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70   

1955  KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on December - 03.   

1956  Wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52) on this day in history.   

1956  England & France pull troops out of Egypt on December - 03.   

1957  23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81   

1958  Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history state of emergency on Cyprus ends   

1960  On this day in history "Camelot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway   

1960  On December - 03 "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances   

1960  On December - 03 hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83   

1961  Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion on December - 03.   

1961  Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1967  On December - 03 final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train   

1967  Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92 on December - 03.   

1969  John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar on December - 03.   

1969  On this day in history ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55   

1972  On December - 03 convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die   

1973  On this day in history pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)   

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  On this day in history hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies   

1976  On this day in history mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91   

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  On December - 03 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.   

1984  On December - 03 virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  Marsilio Casentini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer   

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on this day in history.   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on December - 03.   

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer   

0450  On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies   

1137  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67   

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.   

1265  On this day in history death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

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.