Historical Events In December - 13

1906  On December - 13 german chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament   

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer on December - 13.   

1907  On this day in history george Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG   

1908  Victor Babin, composer on this day in history.   

1909  On December - 13 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]   

1910  Lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers) on this day in history.   

1911  Kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest) on this day in history.   

1911  Reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies on December - 13.   

1912  On this day in history max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13]   

1913  On this day in history mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre   

1913  On this day in history archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60)   

1914  On this day in history alan L Bullock, British historian   

1915  On December - 13 balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77)   

1916  On December - 13 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on December - 13.   

1917  On this day in history dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House)   

1918  On this day in history uS army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany   

1918  On this day in history wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France)   

1918  US army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany on December - 13.   

1919  Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London   

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on this day in history.   

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend)   

1921  On December - 13 frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies   

1922  On this day in history charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps   

1923  On this day in history fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP)   

1924  On this day in history kOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions   

1924  On this day in history larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians)   

1924  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1925  On this day in history the birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen   

1925  Dick Van Dyke, West Plains Mo, actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show) on December - 13.   

1926  On December - 13 carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers)   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.   

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  On this day in history hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

1404  On December - 13 albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)