Historical Events In December - 07

1909  On December - 07 leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite)  

1909  On this day in history jacob Kainen, artist/curator  

1910  On December - 07 edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader  

1911  Leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC on December - 07.  

1912  Bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt on this day in history.  

1912  On December - 07 daniel Jones, composer  

1912  On this day in history george Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies  

1914  Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948) on December - 07.  

1915  The birth of Eli Wallach, American actor on December - 07.  

1915  On this day in history brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], US, sci-fi author (Ginger Star)  

1916  On this day in history david Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM  

1916  British govt of David Lloyd George forms on December - 07.  

1917  US becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I on this day in history.  

1917  On December - 07 leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91  

1918  On December - 07 jorunn Vidar, composer  

1919  On this day in history ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group)  

1920  On this day in history nSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81  

1920  On this day in history fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist  

1921  On this day in history kWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions  

1921  Arne Dorumsgaard, composer on this day in history.  

1923  Ted Knight, Terryville Ct, (Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort) on December - 07.  

1924  German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis & Communists lose) on December - 07.  

1925  Biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St NYC on this day in history.  

1925  Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history gas refrigerator patented  

1926  Victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots) on this day in history.  

1927  Vlastimir Pericic, composer on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar)  

1929  On December - 07 bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 mins  

1930  13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing on December - 07.  

1930  On December - 07 richard Felciano, composer  

1931  On this day in history the last Ford Model A was produced on this day. The Ford motor works were then shut down for six months for retooling.  

1931  On this day in history bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours  

1932  First gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York on December - 07.  

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.  

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.  

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on December - 07.  

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)  

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on December - 07.  

1561  On December - 07 birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)  

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on this day in history.  

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)  

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian  

0983  On this day in history otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28  

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies  

1279  On December - 07 death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)  

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on December - 07.  

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.  

1498  On this day in history death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist