Historical Events Happened In December - 01

1913  On this day in history 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

1917  Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb on this day in history.  Share it »

1917  On this day in history marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944)  Share it »

1918  On this day in history iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown  Share it »

1918  Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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.  Share it »

1921  The First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight on this day in history.  Share it »

1921  US Post Office establishes philatelic agency on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

1923  On this day in history stansfield Turner, CIA director  Share it »

1924  On this day in history calles becomes president of Mexico  Share it »

1925  On this day in history treaty of Locarno signed  Share it »

1925  On this day in history david Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels)  Share it »

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

1926  On this day in history allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds)  Share it »

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

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

1929  On this day in history bINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe  Share it »

1929  On this day in history game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe  Share it »

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

1930  On this day in history nHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty  Share it »

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

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

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  Share it »

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  Share it »

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  Share it »

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

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

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.  Share it »

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