Historical Events In December - 09

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

1883  New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902) on this day in history.  

1883  On December - 09 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal/supreme commander  

1884  On December - 09 levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate  

1886  Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye) on December - 09.  

1887  On this day in history mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader  

1889  President Harrison visits opening of Chicago Auditorium on this day in history.  

1889  On December - 09 john P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner (Oly-gold 1912)  

1893  George Elvey, composer, dies at 77 on December - 09.  

1894  On December - 09 roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium  

1894  Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket RI, actor (Anywhere USA) on December - 09.  

1897  Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper, La Fronde in Paris on this day in history.  

1897  Hermione Gingold, London England, actress (Gigi, Music Man) on December - 09.  

1898  On this day in history emmett Kelly, Sedan KS, circus clown (Weary Willie)  

1899  On this day in history frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor  

1900  Dutch Pres Paul Kruger & Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession on this day in history.  

1902  AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY on this day in history.  

1902  Margaret Hamilton, Cleveland Ohio, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz) on December - 09.  

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

1903  Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage on December - 09.  

1904  Roger Wolcott Sperry, physicist on this day in history.  

1905  French Assembly National votes for separation of church & state on December - 09.  

1905  On this day in history dalton Trumbo, US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun)  

1905  Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1906  Freddy Martin, Cleve Oh, orch leader (started Merv Griffin) on this day in history.  

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

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

1907  Noel Walton Bott, engineer on December - 09.  

1909  On December - 09 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  1st US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, NY) on this day in history.  

1909  Douglas Fairbanks Jr, NYC, actor (Ghost Story) on December - 09.  

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1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on December - 09.  

1447  On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)  

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.  

1569  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)  

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on December - 09.  

1579  On December - 09 birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)  

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.  

1581  On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange  

1165  Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 on December - 09.  

1292  On December - 09 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  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on December - 09.  

1603  On December - 09 death of william Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559)  

1625  On this day in history ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78  

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on December - 09.