Birthday December 03, 1368 Charles VI, (the Well-Beloved), king of France (1380-1422)
Birthday December 03, 1729 Antonio Soler, Spain composer
Birthday December 03, 1755 Gilbert Stuart, American portrait painter, painted Washington
Birthday December 03, 1826 George McClellan born
Birthday December 03, 1857 Joseph Conrad, in Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness)
Birthday December 03, 1879 Sir Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp
Birthday December 03, 1883 Anton von Webern, Austrian 12-tone composer
Birthday December 03, 1895 Anna Freud, Sigmund's daughter
Birthday December 03, 1900 Richard Kuhn, Austrian biochemist, worked with vitamins (Nobel '38)
Birthday December 03, 1923 Tom Fears, NFL end (LA Rams)
Birthday December 03, 1924 John Backus, inventor of FORTRAN computer language
Birthday December 03, 1927 Ferlin Husky, Country singer
Birthday December 03, 1930 Andy Williams, singer (Moon River)
Birthday December 03, 1930 Jean-Luc Godard, film maker
Birthday December 03, 1930 Phyllis Curtin, in West Virginia
Birthday December 03, 1931 Jaye P Morgan, in Mancos Cal
Birthday December 03, 1934 Viktor V. Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 8, 24, 37)
Birthday December 03, 1943 Jim Morrison, rock musician (Doors)
Birthday December 03, 1948 Ozzy Osbourne, eat a bat
Birthday December 03, 1948 Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born
History December 03, 1621 Galileo invents telescope
History December 03, 1678 Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College Oxford
History December 03, 1776 Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware
History December 03, 1818 Illinois becomes 21st state
History December 03, 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st state
History December 03, 1828 Andrew Jackson elected pres
History December 03, 1833 Oberlin College in Oh 1st truly coeducational college opens
History December 03, 1839 Lincoln reaches legal milestone
History December 03, 1857 Joseph Conrad's birthday
History December 03, 1866 Paid Fire Dept takes over from volunteer companies
History December 03, 1912 First Balkan War ends
History December 03, 1916 Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander
History December 03, 1933 Joe Lilliard QBed Chic Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946
History December 03, 1944 Civil war breaks out in Athens
History December 03, 1947 Tennessee Williams play `A Streetcar Named Desire ' opens
History December 03, 1948 Pumpkin Papers came to light
History December 03, 1950 Cleve Browns last NFL team with no pass game (beat Phila 13-7)
History December 03, 1952 1st TV broadcast in Hawaii
History December 03, 1954 Joseph McCarthy condemned by Senate
History December 03, 1962 Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war
History December 03, 1964 Police arrests 800 at U of Cal at Berkeley
History December 03, 1965 Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt
History December 03, 1967 First human heart transplant
History December 03, 1967 20th Century Ltd famed NY-Chic luxury train final run
History December 03, 1967 1st human heart transplant performed (Capetown South Africa)
History December 03, 1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)
History December 03, 1979 11 die at Riverfront Coliseum Cin at a Who concert
History December 03, 1979 Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line
History December 03, 1979 Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio
History December 03, 1979 Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies
History December 03, 1980 NY Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-NJ & Murphy D-NY guilty
History December 03, 1984 Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant
History December 03, 1984 2000 die in Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal India
History December 03, 1984 The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster
History December 03, 1985 23rd Shuttle Mission - Atlantis 2 returns to Earth
History December 03, 1989 Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end
History December 03, 1989 The clothes make the man . . . guilty
December 03, 1368 Charles VI, (the Well-Beloved), king of France (1380-1422)
December 03, 1729 Antonio Soler, Spain composer
December 03, 1755 Gilbert Stuart, American portrait painter, painted Washington
December 03, 1826 George McClellan born
December 03, 1857 Joseph Conrad, in Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness)
December 03, 1879 Sir Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp
December 03, 1883 Anton von Webern, Austrian 12-tone composer
December 03, 1895 Anna Freud, Sigmund's daughter
December 03, 1900 Richard Kuhn, Austrian biochemist, worked with vitamins (Nobel '38)
December 03, 1923 Tom Fears, NFL end (LA Rams)
December 03, 1924 John Backus, inventor of FORTRAN computer language
December 03, 1927 Ferlin Husky, Country singer
December 03, 1930 Andy Williams, singer (Moon River)
December 03, 1930 Jean-Luc Godard, film maker
December 03, 1930 Phyllis Curtin, in West Virginia
December 03, 1931 Jaye P Morgan, in Mancos Cal
December 03, 1934 Viktor V. Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 8, 24, 37)
December 03, 1943 Jim Morrison, rock musician (Doors)
December 03, 1948 Ozzy Osbourne, eat a bat
December 03, 1948 Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born
December 03, 1621 Galileo invents telescope
December 03, 1678 Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College Oxford
December 03, 1776 Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware
December 03, 1818 Illinois becomes 21st state
December 03, 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st state
December 03, 1828 Andrew Jackson elected pres
December 03, 1833 Oberlin College in Oh 1st truly coeducational college opens
December 03, 1839 Lincoln reaches legal milestone
December 03, 1857 Joseph Conrad's birthday
December 03, 1866 Paid Fire Dept takes over from volunteer companies
December 03, 1912 First Balkan War ends
December 03, 1916 Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander
December 03, 1933 Joe Lilliard QBed Chic Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946
December 03, 1944 Civil war breaks out in Athens
December 03, 1947 Tennessee Williams play `A Streetcar Named Desire ' opens
December 03, 1948 Pumpkin Papers came to light
December 03, 1950 Cleve Browns last NFL team with no pass game (beat Phila 13-7)
December 03, 1952 1st TV broadcast in Hawaii
December 03, 1954 Joseph McCarthy condemned by Senate
December 03, 1962 Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war
December 03, 1964 Police arrests 800 at U of Cal at Berkeley
December 03, 1965 Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt
December 03, 1967 First human heart transplant
December 03, 1967 20th Century Ltd famed NY-Chic luxury train final run
December 03, 1967 1st human heart transplant performed (Capetown South Africa)
December 03, 1973 Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)
December 03, 1979 11 die at Riverfront Coliseum Cin at a Who concert
December 03, 1979 Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line
December 03, 1979 Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio
December 03, 1979 Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies
December 03, 1980 NY Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-NJ & Murphy D-NY guilty
December 03, 1984 Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant
December 03, 1984 2000 die in Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal India
December 03, 1984 The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster
December 03, 1985 23rd Shuttle Mission - Atlantis 2 returns to Earth
December 03, 1989 Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end
December 03, 1989 The clothes make the man . . . guilty