Today in History for 3rd December 2017:
Historical Events
1818 – Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)
1948 – Don Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial
1953 – Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy for saying communists are in the Republican Party
1962 – Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge
1972 – Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
1982 – “Frances”, film depicting life of actress Frances Frances and starring Jessica Lange, first released in the US
Famous Birthdays
1668 – Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer
1908 – Edward Underdown, English actor (d. 1989)
1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress (Magnolia, The Kids are Alright), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
1975 – Nadine Neumann, Australian swimmer (Olympics-96), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, English singer
1985 – Mike Randolph, American soccer player
Famous Deaths
1660 – Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
1894 – HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76
1973 – Emile Christian, American musician (b. 1895)
1984 – Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian and presidents advisor, dies at 72
1993 – Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at 40
2007 – James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)