Historical Events In December - 09

1910  On this day in history french troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir   

1910  Dick Elffers, Dutch graphic artist/painter (Holland Festival) on December - 09.   

1911  Broderick Crawford, Phila, actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol) on December - 09.   

1912  On this day in history fred Engelen, Flemish actor/director [or Dec 12]   

1913  On this day in history heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris   

1914  On December - 09 frances Reid, American actress   

1915  Colin McCool, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles.   

1916  The birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor on December - 09.   

1916  On December - 09 wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)   

1916  On this day in history p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

1917  British forces capture Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1917  British forces under General Allenby capture Jerusalem on December - 09.   

1918  On December - 09 french troops occupies Mainz   

1918  Jerome Beatty Jr., American author on December - 09.   

1919  On December - 09 william Lipscomb, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

1920  On this day in history carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic   

1922  On December - 09 gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish president   

1922  On this day in history redd Foxx, St Louis Mo, comedian (Sandford & Son, Redd Foxx Show)   

1924  Dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed on December - 09.   

1924  Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70 on December - 09.   

1925  AL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 & raise to $40,000 on this day in history.   

1925  On December - 09 dina Merrill, NYC, actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8)   

1925  On this day in history eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81   

1926  On this day in history uSGA leagalizes steel shaft golf clubs   

1927  Pierre Henry, composer on December - 09.   

1928  Dick Van Patten, Queens NY, actor (Tom Bradford-8 is Enough) on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 09 bob Hawke, cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954)   

1929  On this day in history willis Cuttell, cricketer (two Tests England v S Africa 1899), dies   

1930  Buck Henry, NYC, screenwriter/comedian (SNL, Get Smart) on December - 09.   

1930  Jim Slight, cricketer (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies on this day in history.   

1931  On December - 09 spain becomes a republic   

1931  On this day in history benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in NYC   

1931  William Reynolds, American actor on this day in history.   

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1392  On December - 09 birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On December - 09 birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect   

1579  On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1165  Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 on December - 09.   

1292  Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies on this day in history.   

1437  On this day in history sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70   

1544  On December - 09 death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)   

1565  On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66   

1603  On December - 09 death of william Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559)   

1625  On December - 09 ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78   

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on December - 09.