Historical Events In December - 13

1928  On December - 13 george Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York NY)   

1928  Clip-on tie designed on December - 13.   

1928  W Gordon Smith, playwright on this day in history.   

1929  The birth of Christopher Plummer, Stage and screen actor on December - 13.   

1929  Albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital) on December - 13.   

1929  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on December - 13.   

1930  On December - 13 george Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him   

1930  On December - 13 genevieve Page, actress (Day & the Hour)   

1934  Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St NYC on this day in history.   

1934  Richard Darryl Zanuck, film producer/executive on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)   

1935  On this day in history john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies   

1936  Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Wash DC on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history "Aryanization" decree is enacted, all Jewish property is transferred to Aryan possession.   

1938  Los Angeles freezes at 28ø on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history los Angeles freezes at 28°F   

1939  On this day in history battle at La Plata   

1940  Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies on this day in history.   

1941  German occupiers forbid National Front & Netherland Union on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader   

1942  On December - 13 eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78   

1943  150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol on December - 13.   

1944  On December - 13 japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138   

1944  Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 on this day in history.   

1945  Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide on December - 13.   

1946  On this day in history leon Blum elected French premier   

1947  On this day in history maine Turnpike opens to traffic   

1947  "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history knesset votes to transfer Israel's capitol to Jerusalem   

1949  On this day in history aL votes down proposal to revive spitball   

1950  "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 perfs on December - 13.   

1951  Future British PM Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher on December - 13.   

1951  On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73   

1953  On December - 13 kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

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1521  On December - 13 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 this day in history.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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