Historical Events In December - 13

1906  On December - 13 german chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament  

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer on December - 13.  

1907  George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG on December - 13.  

1908  On this day in history victor Babin, composer  

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

1910  Lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers) on December - 13.  

1911  On December - 13 kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest)  

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

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

1913  On this day in history mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre  

1913  Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60) on December - 13.  

1914  Alan L Bullock, British historian on December - 13.  

1915  Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77) on December - 13.  

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.  

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.  

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

1918  On this day in history uS army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany  

1918  On this day in history wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France)  

1918  US army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany on December - 13.  

1919  On December - 13 ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London  

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

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

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

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on this day in history.  

1920  Don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend) on December - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

1924  On December - 13 kOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions  

1924  Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians) on December - 13.  

1924  On this day in history samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74  

1925  On this day in history the birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen  

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  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.  

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.  

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.  

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history 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  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

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

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

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69  

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55  

1404  On December - 13 albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74  

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.