Historical Events In December - 04

1892  On December - 04 the birth of General Franco, Spanish military dictator  

1892  On this day in history francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Spanish General/dictator (1936-75)  

1895  Nils FA Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer (Bombi Bitt Och Jag) on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [NS]  

1897  On this day in history mari Andriessen, Dutch sculptor (Dock Worker)  

1899  On December - 04 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes  

1899  Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor on this day in history.  

1899  Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer on December - 04.  

1901  Anne Russell's "Girl & the judge," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1902  Charles Dow, American journalist (Dow Jones & Company on this day in history.  

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1903  On this day in history alfred Leslie Rowse, historian  

1905  On December - 04 british government of Balfour resigns  

1905  On this day in history emilio Médici, president Brazil (1969-74)  

1906  Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms on December - 04.  

1907  Jo Boer, Dutch author (Catharina & the Magnolias) on this day in history.  

1908  On December - 04 haiti's president-General Alexis Nord flees from military coup  

1908  A D Hershey, US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969) on December - 04.  

1909  First Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26, Toronto Parkdale 6) on this day in history.  

1909  1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 on this day in history.  

1909  Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist (Elle), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1910  Alex North, Chester Penn, composer (Spartacus, Viva Zapata) on this day in history.  

1912  Alfons "Alphons" Berckmans, Flemish/British actor (Family Stastok) on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court  

1915  On this day in history ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County GA  

1915  On this day in history panama-Pacific International Exposition closes in SF (Opened Feb 20 1015)  

1915  F F Fletcher is 1st admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor on this day in history.  

1915  Allan Jackson, Hot Springs Ark, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand) on December - 04.  

1915  Gustav Hollaender, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1918  Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (Yugoslavia) proclaimed on December - 04.  

1918  On December - 04 president Woodrow Wilson sails in USS George Washington for Paris Peace Conference.  

1918  Pres Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside US while in office on this day in history.  

1920  On December - 04 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds  

1920  Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton) on December - 04.  

1921  On December - 04 the Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.  

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on December - 04.  

1555  On December - 04 birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)  

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on December - 04.  

1584  On this day in history birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony  

1595  On this day in history birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)  

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on December - 04.  

1667  On December - 04 birth of michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer  

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on December - 04.  

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on December - 04.  

0811  Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 on this day in history.  

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on this day in history.  

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on December - 04.  

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on December - 04.  

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on this day in history.