▁General major ▁( d ied ▁of ▁w ounds ▁sust ained ▁during ▁Battle ▁of ▁France ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁The ▁Gree ks ▁took ▁P ë rm et ▁and ▁captured ▁ 5 0 0 ▁It ali ans . ▁The ▁sw ash bu ck ler ▁film ▁The ▁Son ▁of ▁Monte ▁Crist o ▁st arring ▁Louis ▁Hay ward ▁and ▁Joan ▁Ben nett ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Born : ▁Fred dy ▁C annon , ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁singer , ▁in ▁Re vere , ▁Massachusetts ; ▁Gary ▁Gil more , ▁murder er , ▁in ▁McC ame y , ▁Texas ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁The ▁H undred ▁Reg iments ▁Off ensive ▁ended ▁in ▁Chinese ▁victory . ▁The ▁Greek ▁II ▁Army ▁Corps ▁broke ▁into ▁Alban ia . ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 1 0 9 ▁was ▁commission ed . ▁The ▁fant asy ▁film ▁The ▁Th ief ▁of ▁Bag d ad ▁was ▁released . ▁Born : ▁Peter ▁P ohl , ▁German - born ▁Swedish ▁author ▁and ▁short ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁screen writer , ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁D ied : ▁Jan ▁Kub el ík , ▁ 6 0 , ▁Czech ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁composer ▁ ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Pietro ▁Bad og lio ▁was ▁sc ap ego ated ▁for