Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21

1936  On this day in history bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80   

1937  On this day in history snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Jane Fonda, American actress   

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

1937  On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

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 December - 21.   

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

1942  US Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 21 leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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

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  On this day in history george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

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

1948  On December - 21 o'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place   

1948  Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on December - 21.   

1949  On this day in history dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia   

1950  On this day in history cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs   

1951  On this day in history first helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation.   

1951  On this day in history joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on December - 21.   

1953  KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) on December - 21.   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on December - 21.   

1956  On December - 21 lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  Indonesia proclaims end to state of war on December - 21.   

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

1958  Charles de Gaulle elected President of France on December - 21.   

1958  On this day in history charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 21 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")   

1961  On December - 21 beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

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

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.   

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