Historical Events Happened In December - 13

1906  German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history ingemar Liljefors, composer  

1907  George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG on this day in history.  

1908  Victor Babin, composer on this day in history.  

1909  On December - 13 innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]  

1910  Lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers) on December - 13.  

1911  On this day in history kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest)  

1911  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies  

1912  On December - 13 max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13]  

1913  Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre on December - 13.  

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1913  Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60) on this day in history.  

1914  Alan L Bullock, British historian on December - 13.  

1915  On this day in history balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77)  

1916  On this day in history avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol  

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.  

1917  Dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House) on December - 13.  

1918  US army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany on this day in history.  

1918  Wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France) on December - 13.  

1918  US army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany on December - 13.  

1919  On this day in history ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London  

1919  On this day in history ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London  

1919  On this day in history amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74  

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on this day in history.  

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on December - 13.  

1920  Don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend) on this day in history.  

1921  Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies on December - 13.  

1922  On this day in history charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps  

1923  Fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP) on this day in history.  

1924  KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions on December - 13.  

1924  Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians) on this day in history.  

1924  On December - 13 samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74  

1925  The birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen on December - 13.  

1925  On December - 13 dick Van Dyke, West Plains Mo, actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show)  

1926  Carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers) on this day in history.  

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.  

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.  

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)  

1640  On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)  

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)  

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1124  On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies  

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.  

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on this day in history.  

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on December - 13.