▁the ▁three ▁worst ▁night s ▁of ▁the ▁South am pton ▁Bl itz ▁occurred . ▁Manuel ▁Á v ila ▁Cam ach o ▁became ▁ 4 5 th ▁President ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁Al lied ▁con voy ▁H X ▁ 9 0 ▁was ▁sight ed ▁by ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 1 0 1 . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁would ▁sink ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁ships ▁from ▁the ▁con voy ▁from ▁this ▁day ▁through ▁December ▁ 3 . ▁Born : ▁Richard ▁P ry or , ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁actor , ▁in ▁Pe oria , ▁Illinois ▁( d . ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁The ▁British ▁armed ▁merchant ▁cru iser ▁For far ▁was ▁s unk ▁west ▁of ▁Scotland ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 9 9 . ▁The ▁cargo ▁ship ▁Wi helm ina ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁sub marine ▁U - 9 4 . ▁D ied : ▁Nikol ai ▁Kol t so v , ▁ 6 8 , ▁Russian ▁bi ologist ; ▁Bernard ▁Re vel , ▁ 5 5 , ▁Lith uan ian - American ▁Orth odox ▁ra bbi ▁and ▁scholar ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( T ues day ) ▁The ▁Gree ks ▁captured ▁Sar and ë ▁from ▁the ▁It ali ans . ▁D ied : ▁Wol ff ▁von ▁St utter heim , ▁ 4 7 , ▁German