Historical Events In December - 09

1882  On December - 09 joaquín Turina, Seville Spain, composer (Rima)  

1883  On December - 09 new Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)  

1883  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal/supreme commander on this day in history.  

1884  Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate on this day in history.  

1886  Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye) on this day in history.  

1887  Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader on December - 09.  

1889  On this day in history president Harrison visits opening of Chicago Auditorium  

1889  On this day in history john P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner (Oly-gold 1912)  

1893  George Elvey, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1894  Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium on December - 09.  

1894  Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket RI, actor (Anywhere USA) on this day in history.  

1897  Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper, La Fronde in Paris on December - 09.  

1897  Hermione Gingold, London England, actress (Gigi, Music Man) on this day in history.  

1898  On December - 09 emmett Kelly, Sedan KS, circus clown (Weary Willie)  

1899  On December - 09 frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor  

1900  Dutch Pres Paul Kruger & Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession on December - 09.  

1902  On this day in history aL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY  

1902  On December - 09 margaret Hamilton, Cleveland Ohio, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz)  

1903  On December - 09 the Norwegian government refuses a proposal to give women the vote  

1903  Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history roger Wolcott Sperry, physicist  

1905  French Assembly National votes for separation of church & state on this day in history.  

1905  Dalton Trumbo, US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun) on December - 09.  

1905  On this day in history henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66  

1906  NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed US Senate commission on the Congo on December - 09.  

1906  Freddy Martin, Cleve Oh, orch leader (started Merv Griffin) on December - 09.  

1907  First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office) on December - 09.  

1907  On December - 09 1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office)  

1907  On this day in history noel Walton Bott, engineer  

1909  On this day in history douglas Fairbanks, Jr. born.  

1909  First US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island NY) on December - 09.  

1909  The birth of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., American actor on December - 09.  

1909  On December - 09 1st US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, NY)  

1909  Douglas Fairbanks Jr, NYC, actor (Ghost Story) on this day in history.  

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1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on this day in history.  

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.  

1561  On December - 09 birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony  

1569  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)  

1571  On this day in history birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect  

1579  On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)  

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange  

1165  Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 on this day in history.  

1292  On this day in history sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies  

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on December - 09.  

1544  On December - 09 death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)  

1565  On December - 09 pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66  

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on this day in history.  

1625  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on this day in history.