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 December - 06 e Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75   

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

1896  The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George on December - 06.   

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

1896  Arnold Foster, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1900  Agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born on this day in history.   

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

1902  On December - 06 virgilio Mortari, composer   

1903  Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders on this day in history.   

1903  Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched) on this day in history.   

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

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

1909  On this day in history alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC)   

1911  Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary on December - 06.   

1912  China votes for universal human rights on December - 06.   

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

1913  On December - 06 eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1914  On this day in history german troops over run Lodz   

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

1914  On this day in history eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47   

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  On December - 06 finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)   

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.   

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  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on December - 06.   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

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

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history 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  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

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.