Page 4: Historical Events In December - 06

1892  On this day in history f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  On this day in history e Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75   

1893  On this day in history lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)   

1896  On this day in history the birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George   

1896  On this day in history d T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer on December - 06.   

1897  London becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxicabs on December - 06.   

1897  On this day in history john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist on December - 06.   

1899  On this day in history harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith   

1900  On December - 06 agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born   

1900  On this day in history journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec   

1902  On this day in history virgilio Mortari, composer   

1903  Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders on December - 06.   

1903  On this day in history frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54   

1904  On December - 06 theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary)   

1904  On this day in history eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie   

1906  On December - 06 agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched)   

1907  On this day in history coal mine explosions in Monongah WV, kills 361   

1907  On December - 06 coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361   

1909  Alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC) on December - 06.   

1911  Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary on this day in history.   

1912  China votes for universal human rights on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history white Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo   

1913  Eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

1914  German troops over run Lodz on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener)   

1914  Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest   

1917  At 9 05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)   

1917  On December - 06 at 9:05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel.   

1918  On December - 06 granville James Leveson Gower, land owner   

1920  On this day in history dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice)   

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)