Page 6: Historical Events In December - 01

1929  Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe.   

1930  Ruth Nichols is recorded as becoming inaugural woman pilot to cross the continent.   

1930  NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty   

1931  Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint   

1932  Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61.   

1933  Hitler declares legal unity of German state and Nazi party.   

1933  Rudolf Hess and Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler govt   

1934  Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov assassinated, used by Stalin as the excuse to begin the Great Purge of 1934-38   

1934  Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad   

1935  Woody Allen, American actor, director and producer is born.   

1935  Woody Allen (Allen Konigsberg) was born this day   

1935  Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp   

1935  Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies   

1936  Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use.   

1936  EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants.   

1936  Lou Rawls (Louis Allen) was born this day.   

1936  2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)   

1937  Japan recognizes Franco govt   

1938  A fine of One Billion Marks is levied against German Jews for the destruction caused during Kristallnacht.   

1938  School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah   

1939  Lee Trevino golfer was born this day   

1939  SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews.   

1939  Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79   

1940  Richard Pryor actor was born this day.   

1941  US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes   

1941  British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python   

1941  Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies.   

1942  Gasoline rationed in US   

1943  FDR, Churchill and Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day).   

1944  Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres.   

1945  Bette Midler actress was born this day.   

1945  Bette Midler, American actress and singer is born.   

1945  CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto   

1945  Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64   

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1081  Louis vi of france: Louis vi of france (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna comnena: Byzantine historian   

1521  Takeda shingen: Japanese warlord   

1525  Tadeáš hájek: Czech physician and astronomer   

1549  Johan van der veeken: Merchant/co-founder (voc)   

1566  Philip: Earl of nassau-dillenburg, gov of ft gorinchem/nijmegen   

1573  Philippus rovenius: [rouveen], apostile   

1580  Nicolas-claude fabri de peiresc: French astronomer   

0660  Eligius/eloy: French bishop of tournay-noyon/saint,   

1135  Henry i beauclerc: King of england (1st king that could read),   

1241  Isabella of england: Wife of frederick ii, holy roman emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Death of Magnus eriksson: King of norway/sweden,   

1377  Death of King magnus ii of sweden: King magnus ii of sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  Death of Walraven i van brederode: Viceroy of holland,   

1433  Death of Emperor go-komatsu of japan: Emperor go-komatsu of japan (b. 1377)   

1455  Death of Lorenzo ghiberti: Italian sculptor,