Historical Events In December - 01

1876  On December - 01 johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje)  

1878  First White House telephone installed on December - 01.  

1878  1st White House telephone installed on December - 01.  

1878  On December - 01 arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)  

1883  Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer on December - 01.  

1884  On this day in history american Old West: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy.  

1884  On December - 01 torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Girl Who Came Back)  

1885  Guy de Lioncourt, composer on December - 01.  

1886  Jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08) on December - 01.  

1887  Sherlock Holmes first appears in print "A Study In Scarlet" on December - 01.  

1887  On December - 01 sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao  

1887  Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" on this day in history.  

1887  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on December - 01.  

1887  On December - 01 sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet"  

1891  On this day in history james Naismith creates the game of basketball  

1891  On this day in history foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer (wreck laws)  

1892  On this day in history joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered  

1893  Ernst Toller, writer on this day in history.  

1893  On December - 01 eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76  

1896  The First certified public accountants receive certificates, New York on December - 01.  

1896  On this day in history 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)  

1896  Petko Staynov, composer on December - 01.  

1897  Manuel A Neat, Curacaos author (Nobleza di Coerazon) on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker)  

1899  Robert Welch, found John Birch Society on December - 01.  

1900  On this day in history south African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders  

1901  Dorothy James, composer on December - 01.  

1901  On December - 01 george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies  

1902  Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers) on December - 01.  

1903  On December - 01 "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released  

1904  On December - 01 w A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president  

1905  On this day in history charles Finney, US, author (Circus of Dr Lao)  

1906  On this day in history cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris)  

1906  On this day in history jean Cartan, composer  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77