Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In December - 15
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
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 December - 15.
1953 On December - 15 kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46
1954 Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter was featured on Walt Disney’s TV series for the first time. Crockett was played by Fess Parker on this day in history.
1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons
1956 On this day in history emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes
1959 On this day in history everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"
1960 On this day in history king Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon
1961 Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel on this day in history.
1961 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 on December - 15.
1962 Vaughn Meader's "The first Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 wks on December - 15.
1962 Charles Laughton, English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63 on December - 15.
1964 Canada adopts maple leaf flag on December - 15.
1964 Maple Leaf' formally adopted as the symbol for the Canadian national flag on December - 15.
1965 On December - 15 3rd cyclone of year kills another 10,000 at mouths of Ganges River, Bangladesh
1965 Gemini 6 launched; makes first rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) on December - 15.
1965 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 December - 15 walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation
1967 On this day in history beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"
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 this day in history.
1968 On this day in history jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86
1969 On December - 15 san Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones
1970 Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history 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 On December - 15 jean Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive in southern Italy five months after his kidnapping.
1973 Pirates of Caribbean opens at Disneyland on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61
1974 Erich Walter Sternberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1975 On December - 15 mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63
1976 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when the ship runs aground on December - 15.
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