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 December - 13.  

1908  On this day in history victor Babin, composer  

1909  On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]  

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

1911  Kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest) on December - 13.  

1911  On December - 13 reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies  

1912  On this day in history max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13]  

1913  On December - 13 mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre  

1913  Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60) on December - 13.  

1914  On this day in history alan L Bullock, British historian  

1915  On December - 13 balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77)  

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on December - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1918  On December - 13 wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France)  

1918  On this day in history uS army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany  

1919  On December - 13 ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London  

1919  On December - 13 ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London  

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1920  On December - 13 f Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)  

1920  On December - 13 f Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)  

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  Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps on December - 13.  

1923  Fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP) on December - 13.  

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  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1925  The birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history dick Van Dyke, West Plains Mo, actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show)  

1926  On this day in history carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers)  

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

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

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

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

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)  

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.  

1126  On this day in history hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies  

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69  

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55  

1404  On this day in history albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74  

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.