Page 5: Historical Events In December - 05

1925  Canadian comedian David Broadfoot, a star of the Royal Canadian Air FArce is born.   

1925  13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1   

1925  Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79)   

1925  Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78.   

1926  Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts   

1926  George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak)   

1927  Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- ).   

1928  England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane.   

1928  Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61.   

1929  inaugural US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)   

1929  SS Frances Duncan, built 1907 by Palmers Newcastle on Tyne. Foundered off Lands End, Cornwall, while carrying coal from Barry, South Wales to Rouen, France. 16 lost out of the crew of 21   

1929  1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC).   

1931  CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal.   

1932  German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa.   

1932  The inaugural Ford Model C automobile was introduced. It boasted the inaugural four-cylinder engine made by Ford with a counter-balanced crankshaft.   

1932  Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity)   

1933  18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed.   

1933  In America, prohibition is repealed after over 13 years   

1933  21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST).   

1933  Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator.   

1934  Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador).   

1935  At Challander, Ontartio, the infant Dionne quintuplets are filmed for a movie based on their birth   

1935  Commercial hydroponics operation established (Montebello CA).   

1935  1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello Calif).   

1935  Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker).   

1935  Frans, [MJ Francois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78.   

1936  24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20.   

1936  James Lee Burke, American writer   

1938  John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight).   

1938  Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1939  A Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the inaugural official RAAF operation of World War Two.   

1939  Frederik van Rossum, composer.   

1940  HMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) inaugural Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port   

1940  Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager.   

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1377  Jianwen emperor of china: Jianwen emperor of china (d. 1402)   

1443  Pope julius ii: Pope julius ii (d. 1513)   

1495  Nicolas cleynaerts: Flemish grammarian   

1537  Ashikaga yoshiaki: Japanese shogun   

1539  Fausto paolo sozzini: Italian theologian   

1545  Janus dousa: [johan van de does], dutch politician/poet   

1547  Ubbo emmius: [van embden], dutch-frisian humanist/historian   

1661  Robert haley: Earl of oxford/english premier (whig, 1710-14)   

0749  Death of Saint john of damascus: Theologian   

1082  Death of Ramon berenguer ii: Count of barcelona   

1212  Death of Derek ii of are: Bishop of utrecht (1197-1212),   

1244  Johanna of constantinople: Countess of flanders (1205-44),   

1355  Jan iii: Duke of brabant/limburg,   

1560  Francois ii: King of france (1559-60),   

1570  Johan friis: Danish statesman (b. 1494)   

1594  Death of Gerardus mercator: Flemish philosopher/cartographer,