Historical Events In December - 21

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

1937  Snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers on December - 21.   

1937  The birth of Jane Fonda, American actress on December - 21.   

1937  1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) on December - 21.   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B"   

1940  On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

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

1941  Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point on December - 21.   

1942  On December - 21 uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal   

1942  On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

1943  USS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December on December - 21.   

1944  Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP on December - 21.   

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

1945  On December - 21 george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

1946  On this day in history "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances   

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

1948  On December - 21 seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

1949  On December - 21 dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia   

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

1951  First helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation on this day in history.   

1951  On December - 21 joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  On this day in history broadway Tunnel opens in SF   

1953  On this day in history 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  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on December - 21.   

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

1958  On December - 21 charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France   

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

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

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

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

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

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

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter