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

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

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

1896  Arnold Foster, composer on this day in history.   

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

1897  On December - 06 john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist on this day in history.   

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

1902  Virgilio Mortari, composer on this day in history.   

1903  On December - 06 sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders   

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

1904  Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary) on this day in history.   

1904  On December - 06 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  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 December - 06.   

1912  On December - 06 china votes for universal human rights   

1913  White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo on December - 06.   

1913  On this day in history eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1914  On this day in history german troops over run Lodz   

1914  Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener) on this day in history.   

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

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

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.   

1917  Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) on this day in history.   

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 December - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

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

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

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

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

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

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)