Historical Events For December - 01

1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1914  On December - 01 dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32)  

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

1917  On December - 01 father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town  

1917  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on December - 01.  

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

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

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

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1918  On this day in history kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire  

1919  Lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament on December - 01.  

1919  On this day in history aA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester  

1919  On this day in history 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  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  1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight on December - 01.  

1921  On this day in history ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)  

1922  On December - 01 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF  

1922  Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix) on December - 01.  

1923  CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto on this day in history.  

1923  Stansfield Turner, CIA director on December - 01.  

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico  

1925  On December - 01 treaty of Locarno signed  

1925  David Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels) on December - 01.  

1925  On this day in history vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54  

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

1926  Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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  NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty on this day in history.  

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1081  On December - 01 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 December - 01 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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

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

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

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