Historical Events In December - 06

1892  On December - 06 f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  E Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) on December - 06.   

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

1896  D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura on December - 06.   

1896  On December - 06 arnold Foster, composer   

1897  London becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxicabs on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1898  On December - 06 alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born   

1900  On December - 06 journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec   

1902  On December - 06 virgilio Mortari, composer   

1903  On this day in history sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders   

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

1904  On this day in history theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary)   

1904  Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie on this day in history.   

1906  Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched) on December - 06.   

1907  Coal mine explosions in Monongah WV, kills 361 on December - 06.   

1907  Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history china votes for universal human rights   

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 December - 06.   

1914  German troops over run Lodz on December - 06.   

1914  On December - 06 cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener)   

1914  Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47 on December - 06.   

1916  German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest on December - 06.   

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  Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) on December - 06.   

1917  On this day in history 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 December - 06 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  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on December - 06.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

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

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

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

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.