Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

1928  W Gordon Smith, playwright on December - 13.   

1929  On this day in history the birth of Christopher Plummer, Stage and screen actor   

1929  On December - 13 albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital)   

1929  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1930  George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him on this day in history.   

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

1934  Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St NYC on December - 13.   

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

1935  On December - 13 bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)   

1935  On December - 13 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 December - 13.   

1938  On December - 13 "Aryanization" decree is enacted, all Jewish property is transferred to Aryan possession.   

1938  Los Angeles freezes at 28ø on December - 13.   

1938  Los Angeles freezes at 28°F on December - 13.   

1939  On December - 13 battle at La Plata   

1940  Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies on December - 13.   

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

1942  Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader on this day in history.   

1942  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 on December - 13.   

1943  150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol on December - 13.   

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

1944  On December - 13 lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34   

1945  On December - 13 robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

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 December - 13.   

1949  On December - 13 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 this day in history.   

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

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1953  KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

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 this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

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

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

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  On December - 13 frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on December - 13.