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December 03, 2008 03:05 EST
On December third, 1947, the Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire" opened on Broadway.
In 1953, the musical "Kismet" opened on Broadway. It featured the song "Stranger In Paradise."
In 1960, the Lerner and Lowe musical "Camelot" opened on Broadway.
In 1966, The Monkees performed their first live concert in Honolulu.
In 1968, Elvis Presley's now-famous comeback special was broadcast on NBC.
In 1971, the Montreux Casino in Switzerland burned down during a performance by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Deep Purple was the opening act and wrote about it in their song "Smoke on the Water."
In 1976, seven gunmen broke into singer Bob Marley's house in Jamaica. Marley, his wife, their manager and a house guest were shot and wounded. The gunmen were never caught.
Also in 1976, Pink Floyd released a 40-foot helium-filled pig at Battersea Power Station in England so they could photograph it for their "Animals" album cover. The pig broke loose, and authorities had to alert pilots to watch for a flying pig.
In 1979, 11 people were killed in a crush of fans at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum, where The Who was performing. Dozens of others were injured.
In 1992, Stevie Wonder was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Songwriters.
In 1997, the country group Little Texas announced they planned to break up at the end of the year.
In 1998, rapper Coolio was found guilty of stealing clothes from a boutique in Stuttgart, Germany, and punching the boutique owner. He was fined $30,000 dollars.
In 1999, actress Madeline Kahn died of ovarian cancer in New York. She was 57.
In 2005, singer Marilyn Manson married burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese at a castle in Ireland.
Today's birthdays: Country singer Ferlin Husky is 83. Singer Andy Williams is 81. Director Jean-Luc Godard is 78. Singer Jaye P. Morgan is 77. Actress Mary Alice is 67. Singer Ozzy Osbourne is 60. Actress Heather Menzies is 59. Singer Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship is 59. Bassist Paul Gregg of Restless Heart is 54. Actor Steven Culp is 53. Actress Daryl Hannah is 48. Actress Julianne Moore is 48. Actor Brendan Fraser is 40. Singer Montell Jordan is 40. Actor Bruno Campos is 35. Actress Holly Marie Combs is 35. Actress Lauren Roman is 33. Musician Daniel Bedingfield is 29. Actress Anna Chlumsky is 28. Actor Brian Bonsall is 27. Actress Amanda Seyfried is 23. Actor Michael Angarano is 21. Actor Jake T. Austin is 14.
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