Historical Events In December - 01

1909  On this day in history the First Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa  

1909  1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa on December - 01.  

1909  Jan Koplowitz, writer on this day in history.  

1910  Dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina on December - 01.  

1911  On this day in history walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)  

1912  On this day in history minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY)  

1913  On this day in history continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38)  

1913  On this day in history the First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh)  

1913  The Ford Motor Company introduced the continuous moving assembly line on this day. Ford's new assembly line could produce a complete car every two-and-a-half minutes on December - 01.  

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

1913  Mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom on this day in history.  

1913  Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb  

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

1918  Iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown on this day in history.  

1918  On December - 01 danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence  

1918  Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire on December - 01.  

1919  Lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament on this day in history.  

1919  AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester on this day in history.  

1919  Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81) on this day in history.  

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

1921  On this day in history the First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight  

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

1921  On December - 01 1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight  

1921  On December - 01 ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)  

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

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

1923  On December - 01 cFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto  

1923  Stansfield Turner, CIA director on December - 01.  

1924  Calles becomes president of Mexico on December - 01.  

1925  Treaty of Locarno signed on December - 01.  

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

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  On this day in history 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  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.  

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  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.  

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.