Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21

1936  Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 on this day in history.   

1937  Snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers on this day in history.   

1937  The birth of Jane Fonda, American actress on this day in history.   

1937  1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) on this day in history.   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on December - 21.   

1939  Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" on this day in history.   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.   

1941  HMS AUDACITY, sunk east of Azores by 3 torpedoes from German U-751 on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 21 chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point   

1942  On this day in history uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on December - 21.   

1943  On this day in history uSS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December.   

1944  On this day in history cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

1945  On this day in history "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 219 performances   

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history.   

1946  "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances on December - 21.   

1948  O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place on this day in history.   

1948  Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on this day in history.   

1949  Dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia on December - 21.   

1950  On December - 21 cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs   

1951  First helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation on December - 21.   

1951  On this day in history joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  On December - 21 broadway Tunnel opens in SF   

1953  On December - 21 kOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  On this day in history dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)   

1955  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1957  On December - 21 indonesia proclaims end to state of war   

1957  On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  On December - 21 charles de Gaulle elected President of France   

1958  Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France on December - 21.   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.   

1959  10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7") on this day in history.   

1961  Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy" on December - 21.   

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1117  On December - 21 birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter