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What happened in history on this day: December 3?
On December 3 in ...
- 1907 - George Cohan's musical "Talk of the Town" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1908 - Edward Elgar's first Symphony in A, premieres.
- 1930 - Richard Rodgers/L Hart's musical "Evergreen" premieres in London.
- 1939 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Symphony, premieres.
- 1943 - Howard Hanson's 4th Symphony, premieres.
- 1953 - Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th String Quartet.
- 1961 - Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein.
- 1965 - The Beatles begin final United Kingdom concert tour in Glasgow, Scotland.
- 1971 - At a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention in Montreux casino's showroom, a fan fires a flare gun, which results in burning down the entire casino. Members of rock music group Deep Purple witness the blaze, and later record the song "Smoke on the Water" about the incident.
- 1979 - Eleven fans are killed during a crowd crush for unreserved seats before The Who concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Births on December 3
- 1907 - Birth of Connee Boswell in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; singer (Boswell Sisters), actress (Pete Kelly's Blues TV show).
- 1911 - Birth of Dana Suesse; songwriter ("You Ought to be in Pictures").
- 1927 - Birth of Ferlin Husky; country singer ("Born to Lose", "Gone").
- 1927 - Birth of Isabelle Harriet Lucas; actress/singer (Outland, Comics).
- 1930 - Birth of Andy Williams in Wall Lake, Iowa, USA; singer ("Moon River", Andy Williams Show).
- 1930 - Birth of Phyllis Curtin in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA; soprano (New York City Opera).
- 1931 - Birth of Jaye P Morgan in Mancos, Colorado, USA; singer/actress (Gong Show, Night Patrol, Fay).
- 1938 - Birth of José Serebrier in Montevideo, Uruguay; conductor/composer (Star Wagon).
- 1948 - Birth of Ozzy Osbourne in England; rock vocalist (Black Sabbath, "Bark at the Moon").
- 1949 - Birth of Mickey Thomas in Cairo, Georgia, USA; rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship).
- 1951 - Birth of Mike Stock; rocker (Stock, Aitken and Waterman - "Road Block").
- 1952 - Birth of Don Barnes; rock guitarist (38 Special).
- 1952 - Birth of Duane Roland; rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster").
- 1954 - Birth of Paul Gregg; country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels").
Deaths on December 3
- 2001 - Death of Grady Martin at age 72; Nashville session guitarist (Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman", Marty Robbins' "El Paso", Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter").
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