December 2
1594 Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer, died.
1804 Napoleon was crowned emperor of France.
1863 Charles Ringling, American circus owner, was born.
1906 Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer, who worked on long play phonographic discs and color television technology, was born.
1923 Maria Callas, the legendary American soprano opera singer, was born.
1942 A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time at the University of Chicago.
December 3
1842 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American flour miller and food products manufacturer, was born.
1910 Modern neon lighting was first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
1967 Surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard, performed the first human heart transplant. Louis Washkansky lived 18 days with the new heart.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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