new Syrian government, result in some 75 Jews murdered and a Jewish exodus. December 2–4 – 1947 Aden riots: Yemeni Arabs attack Mizrahi Jews. December 2 – 1947 Jerusalem riots: Arabs protest against the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. December 3 French communist strikers derail the Paris-Tourcoing express train because of false rumors that it is transporting soldiers; 21 people are killed. The Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Marlon Brando in his first great role, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in New York City; Jessica Tandy also stars as Blanche Du Bois. December 4 – French Interior Minister Jules S. Moch takes emergency measures against his country's rioters, after six days of violent arguments in the National Assembly. December 6 Arturo Toscanini conducts a concert performance of the first half of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello, for a broadcast on NBC Radio in the United States. The second half of the opera is broadcast a week later. Women are admitted to full membership of the University of Cambridge in England. following a vote in September. December 9 – French labor unions call off the general strike, and re-commence negotiations with the French government. December 12 – The Iranian Royal Army takes back power in the Azerbaijan province. December 14 – Santiago Bernabeu Stadium is officially inaugurated in Madrid, and hosts its first match. December 21 – During the mass migration of Hindus and Muslims between the new states of India and Pakistan, 400,000 are slaughtered. December 22 – The Italian Constituent Assembly votes to accept the new Constitution of Italy. December 30 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighter aircraft (NATO reporting name Fagot) makes its first flight in the Soviet Union. King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate and the Romanian monarchy is abolished. Date unknown Raytheon produces the first commercial microwave oven, in the United States. Global casual fashion brand H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) is founded, and a first Hennes outlet store opens in Västmanland, Sweden. Births January January 1 F. R. David, Tunisian-born French singer Vladimir Titov, Russian cosmonaut Frances Yip, Hong Kong singer January 6 Sandy Denny, British singer (d. 1978) Ian Millar, Canadian dressage rider January 8 David Bowie, English singer, songwriter, and actor (d. 2016) Samuel Schmid, Swiss Federal Councillor January 10 – Peer Steinbrück, German politician January 13 – Carles Rexach, Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach January 15