Historical Events In December - 01

1925  On this day in history david Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels)  

1925  On December - 01 vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54  

1926  On this day in history allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds)  

1926  On this day in history hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83  

1928  CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton on this day in history.  

1929  BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe on December - 01.  

1929  Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe on December - 01.  

1930  Ruth Nichols becomes first woman pilot to cross the continent on this day in history.  

1930  NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty on December - 01.  

1931  Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint on December - 01.  

1932  On December - 01 amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61  

1933  Hitler declares legal unity of German state and Nazi party on December - 01.  

1933  On this day in history rudolf Hess & Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler govt  

1934  Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov assassinated, used by Stalin as the excuse to begin the Great Purge of 1934-38 on December - 01.  

1934  On this day in history sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad  

1935  On December - 01 the birth of Woody Allen, American actor, director and producer  

1935  On this day in history woody Allen (Allen Konigsberg) was born this day  

1935  On this day in history austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp  

1935  On December - 01 bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies  

1936  Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use on December - 01.  

1936  EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants on December - 01.  

1936  On December - 01 lou Rawls (Louis Allen) was born this day  

1936  On this day in history 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)  

1937  On December - 01 japan recognizes Franco govt  

1938  A fine of One Billion Marks is levied against German Jews for the destruction caused during Kristallnacht on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history school bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah  

1938  School bus & train collide in Salt Lake City Utah on this day in history.  

1939  Lee Trevino golfer was born this day on this day in history.  

1939  SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews on this day in history.  

1939  Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1940  Richard Pryor actor was born this day on December - 01.  

1941  US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes on this day in history.  

1941  On December - 01 british cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python  

1941  On December - 01 horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.  

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

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.  

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

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

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

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