Historical Events Happened In December - 01

1913  On December - 01 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)  

1913  On December - 01 mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom  

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) on December - 01.  

1914  Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32) on this day in history.  

1916  On December - 01 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

1917  On this day in history father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town  

1917  On December - 01 boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb  

1917  Marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944) on December - 01.  

1918  On December - 01 iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown  

1918  Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence on December - 01.  

1918  Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament  

1919  On December - 01 aA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester  

1919  On December - 01 anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81)  

1921  The Detroit Steam Motors Corporation announced the Trask steam car, a favorite project of automobile distributor O.C. Trask on December - 01.  

1921  The First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight on December - 01.  

1921  US Post Office establishes philatelic agency on December - 01.  

1921  On this day in history 1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight  

1921  Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart) on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF  

1922  On this day in history geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)  

1923  CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto on December - 01.  

1923  On December - 01 stansfield Turner, CIA director  

1924  On December - 01 calles becomes president of Mexico  

1925  On December - 01 treaty of Locarno signed  

1925  On December - 01 david Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels)  

1925  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1926  Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds) on December - 01.  

1926  On this day in history hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83  

1928  CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton on this day in history.  

1929  BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe on this day in history.  

1929  On December - 01 game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe  

1930  Ruth Nichols becomes first woman pilot to cross the continent on this day in history.  

1930  NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty on December - 01.  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  On December - 01 henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.  

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77