Historical Events In December - 07

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

1909  Jacob Kainen, artist/curator on December - 07.  

1910  Edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC  

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

1912  On December - 07 daniel Jones, composer  

1912  On December - 07 george Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies  

1914  On this day in history winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948)  

1915  On December - 07 the birth of Eli Wallach, American actor  

1915  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], US, sci-fi author (Ginger Star) on December - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

1917  On December - 07 uS becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I  

1917  Leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91 on December - 07.  

1918  On this day in history jorunn Vidar, composer  

1919  Ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group) on December - 07.  

1920  On December - 07 nSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81  

1920  Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist on this day in history.  

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

1921  On December - 07 arne Dorumsgaard, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1925  On December - 07 biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St NYC  

1925  On December - 07 hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver  

1926  Gas refrigerator patented on December - 07.  

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

1927  On this day in history vlastimir Pericic, composer  

1928  On December - 07 noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar)  

1929  On this day in history 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  Richard Felciano, composer on December - 07.  

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  Bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours on this day in history.  

1932  First gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York on this day in history.  

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0521  On December - 07 birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)  

0903  On December - 07 birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)  

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

1542  On December - 07 birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)  

1545  On December - 07 birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)  

1557  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer  

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  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on this day in history.  

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian  

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on December - 07.  

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on December - 07.  

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on December - 07.  

1295  On this day in history death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)  

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.  

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.