Historical Events In December - 13

1906  On this day in history german chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament  

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer on December - 13.  

1907  George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG on December - 13.  

1908  Victor Babin, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1911  On December - 13 kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest)  

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

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  On December - 13 archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60)  

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 December - 13 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  On this day in history dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House)  

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

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

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

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

1919  Ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1920  On this day in history don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend)  

1921  On this day in history frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies  

1922  On December - 13 charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps  

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

1924  On December - 13 kOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions  

1924  On this day in history larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians)  

1924  On this day in history samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74  

1925  On December - 13 the birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen  

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

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  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 December - 13.  

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

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

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

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

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

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

1126  On December - 13 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  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)