Historical Events For December - 01

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

1913  Mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom on December - 01.  

1913  On December - 01 continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)  

1914  On this day in history dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32)  

1916  On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

1917  Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town on this day in history.  

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

1917  Marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944) on this day in history.  

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

1918  On this day in history danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence  

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1918  On December - 01 kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire  

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

1919  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1921  On December - 01 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 December - 01 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF  

1922  Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix) on this day in history.  

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

1923  On December - 01 stansfield Turner, CIA director  

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico  

1925  Treaty of Locarno signed on this day in history.  

1925  David Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels) on this day in history.  

1925  On December - 01 vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54  

1926  Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds) on this day in history.  

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

1928  On December - 01 cFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton  

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

1929  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.  

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

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.  

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  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.  

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.  

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  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  

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

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