Today in History for 15th December 2017:
Historical Events
1927 – William Edward Hickman kidnaps 12 year-old Marion Parker in Los Angeles, whom he later kills
1948 – Former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury
1983 – Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB
1994 – Liberia militia kills 48 inhabitants of Monrovia
2005 – Introduction of the F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
2009 – Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington.
Famous Birthdays
1667 – Ludwig Ernst, German composer, born in Gotha (d. 1739)
1949 – Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion
1961 – Annie Pujol, Perpignan, French TV hostess (Roue de la Fortune)
1971 – Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player (FC Twente, PSV)
1976 – Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
1980 – Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
Famous Deaths
1946 – Gordon Frederic Norton, composer, dies at 77
1966 – Walt Disney, animator and producer (co-founder of Walt Disney Co), dies of lung cancer at 65
1972 – Herbert Eimert, German composer (Glockenspiel), dies at 75
1996 – Guiseppe Dossetti, politician/priest, dies at 83
2005 – Darrell Russell, American football player (b. 1976)
2005 – Heinrich Gross, Austrian physician (b. 1914)