Historical Events In December - 13

1906  German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament on this day in history.  

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer on December - 13.  

1907  On this day in history george Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG  

1908  Victor Babin, composer on this day in history.  

1909  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on December - 13.  

1910  On December - 13 lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers)  

1911  Kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest) on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies  

1912  Max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13] on December - 13.  

1913  On December - 13 mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre  

1913  On this day in history archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60)  

1914  On this day in history alan L Bullock, British historian  

1915  Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77) on this day in history.  

1916  On December - 13 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol  

1916  On this day in history avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol  

1917  On this day in history dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House)  

1918  US army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany on this day in history.  

1918  Wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France) on this day in history.  

1918  On December - 13 uS army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany  

1919  Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on this day in history.  

1919  Ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on December - 13.  

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history f Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)  

1920  On this day in history f Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)  

1920  Don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend) on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies  

1922  Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps on December - 13.  

1923  Fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP) on December - 13.  

1924  KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians)  

1924  On December - 13 samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74  

1925  The birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen on this day in history.  

1925  Dick Van Dyke, West Plains Mo, actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show) on December - 13.  

1926  Carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers) on December - 13.  

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.  

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)  

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.  

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1124  On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies  

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.  

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.  

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)