Page 5: Historical Events In December - 01

1909  On this day in history the First Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa   

1909  1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa on this day in history.   

1909  Jan Koplowitz, writer on this day in history.   

1910  On December - 01 dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina   

1911  On December - 01 walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)   

1912  Minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38)   

1913  On this day in history the First drive-up gasoline station opens (Pittsburgh)   

1913  On December - 01 the Ford Motor Company introduced the continuous moving assembly line on this day. Ford's new assembly line could produce a complete car every two-and-a-half minutes   

1913  On December - 01 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)   

1913  Mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom on December - 01.   

1913  On this day in history continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)   

1914  Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32) on December - 01.   

1916  On December - 01 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

1917  On December - 01 father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town   

1917  On this day in history boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb   

1917  On December - 01 marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944)   

1918  Iceland becomes independent state under the Danish crown on this day in history.   

1918  On December - 01 danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence   

1918  Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1919  On December - 01 lady Astor sworn-in as first female member of British Parliament   

1919  AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester on this day in history.   

1919  Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81) on December - 01.   

1921  On this day in history the Detroit Steam Motors Corporation announced the Trask steam car, a favorite project of automobile distributor O.C. Trask.   

1921  On December - 01 the First US helium-filled dirigible makes first flight   

1921  US Post Office establishes philatelic agency on this day in history.   

1921  1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight on this day in history.   

1921  Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart) on December - 01.   

1922  On December - 01 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF   

1922  On December - 01 geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)   

1923  On December - 01 cFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto   

1923  Stansfield Turner, CIA director on this day in history.   

1924  Calles becomes president of Mexico on December - 01.   

1925  On this day in history treaty of Locarno signed   

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

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

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

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1135  On December - 01 henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.   

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  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.