Page 4: Historical Events In December - 01
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1876 On December - 01 johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje) 

1878 On December - 01 first White House telephone installed 

1878 1st White House telephone installed on this day in history. 

1878 On December - 01 arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) 

1883 On this day in history romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer 

1884 On December - 01 american Old West: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy. 

1884 Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Girl Who Came Back) on December - 01. 

1885 Guy de Lioncourt, composer on December - 01. 

1886 On this day in history jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08) 

1887 On this day in history sherlock Holmes first appears in print "A Study In Scarlet" 

1887 Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao on December - 01. 

1887 Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" on December - 01. 

1887 Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 on December - 01. 

1887 Sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet" on this day in history. 

1891 James Naismith creates the game of basketball on this day in history. 

1891 Foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer (wreck laws) on this day in history. 

1892 On this day in history joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered 

1893 On December - 01 ernst Toller, writer 

1893 Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76 on December - 01. 

1896 The First certified public accountants receive certificates, New York on this day in history. 

1896 On December - 01 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) 

1896 On December - 01 petko Staynov, composer 

1897 On this day in history manuel A Neat, Curacaos author (Nobleza di Coerazon) 

1898 Cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker) on this day in history. 

1899 Robert Welch, found John Birch Society on December - 01. 

1900 On December - 01 south African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders 

1901 On December - 01 dorothy James, composer 

1901 On this day in history george Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies 

1902 Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers) on December - 01. 

1903 "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released on December - 01. 

1904 On this day in history w A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president 

1905 On this day in history charles Finney, US, author (Circus of Dr Lao) 

1906 Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris) on this day in history. 

1906 On this day in history jean Cartan, composer 

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