Historical Events In December - 06

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history e Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75   

1893  On December - 06 lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)   

1896  The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George on this day in history.   

1896  D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura on December - 06.   

1896  On December - 06 arnold Foster, composer   

1897  On December - 06 london becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxicabs.   

1897  On December - 06 john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist on this day in history.   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born   

1900  Journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec on December - 06.   

1902  Virgilio Mortari, composer on December - 06.   

1903  Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders on December - 06.   

1903  Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1904  Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary) on this day in history.   

1904  On December - 06 eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie   

1906  On December - 06 agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched)   

1907  On this day in history coal mine explosions in Monongah WV, kills 361   

1907  Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361 on December - 06.   

1909  On this day in history alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC)   

1911  Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary on this day in history.   

1912  China votes for universal human rights on December - 06.   

1913  On this day in history white Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo   

1913  On this day in history eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1914  German troops over run Lodz on December - 06.   

1914  Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener) on this day in history.   

1914  Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1916  German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest on this day in history.   

1917  At 9 05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel on this day in history.   

1917  On December - 06 finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)   

1917  On December - 06 at 9:05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel.   

1918  Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner on December - 06.   

1920  Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice) on this day in history.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.