Page 4: Historical Events In December - 06

1892  On this day in history f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  On December - 06 e Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) on December - 06.   

1896  The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George on this day in history.   

1896  D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura on December - 06.   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer on this day in history.   

1897  London becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxicabs on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist on this day in history.   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith on this day in history.   

1900  Agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born on December - 06.   

1900  On this day in history journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec   

1902  On this day in history virgilio Mortari, composer   

1903  On December - 06 sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders   

1903  On this day in history frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54   

1904  On December - 06 theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary)   

1904  Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched)   

1907  On December - 06 coal mine explosions in Monongah WV, kills 361   

1907  Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361 on December - 06.   

1909  On this day in history alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC)   

1911  Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary on this day in history.   

1912  China votes for universal human rights on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history white Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo   

1913  On December - 06 eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1914  On December - 06 german troops over run Lodz   

1914  On this day in history cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener)   

1914  On this day in history eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47   

1916  On December - 06 german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest   

1917  On this day in history at 9 05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel.   

1917  On December - 06 finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)   

1917  At 9:05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel on this day in history.   

1918  On December - 06 granville James Leveson Gower, land owner   

1920  Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice) on December - 06.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)