Historical Events In December - 01

1876  On December - 01 johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje)  

1878  First White House telephone installed on December - 01.  

1878  On this day in history 1st White House telephone installed  

1878  Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) on this day in history.  

1883  Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer on this day in history.  

1884  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 on December - 01.  

1884  Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Girl Who Came Back) on this day in history.  

1885  On December - 01 guy de Lioncourt, composer  

1886  Jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08) on December - 01.  

1887  On December - 01 sherlock Holmes first appears in print "A Study In Scarlet"  

1887  Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao on this day in history.  

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

1887  On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  

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

1891  On December - 01 james Naismith creates the game of basketball  

1891  On December - 01 foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer (wreck laws)  

1892  Joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered on December - 01.  

1893  On December - 01 ernst Toller, writer  

1893  Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history the First certified public accountants receive certificates, New York  

1896  On this day in history 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)  

1896  On December - 01 petko Staynov, composer  

1897  Manuel A Neat, Curacaos author (Nobleza di Coerazon) on this day in history.  

1898  On December - 01 cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker)  

1899  On December - 01 robert Welch, found John Birch Society  

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

1901  Dorothy James, composer on December - 01.  

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  On this day in history "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released  

1904  On December - 01 w A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president  

1905  Charles Finney, US, author (Circus of Dr Lao) on this day in history.  

1906  Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris) on December - 01.  

1906  Jean Cartan, composer on December - 01.  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.  

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.  

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77