Page 4: Historical Events In December - 06

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) on December - 06.   

1892  E Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) on this day in history.   

1896  The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George on December - 06.   

1896  On December - 06 d T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer on this day in history.   

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

1897  On this day in history john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist on December - 06.   

1899  On December - 06 harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith   

1900  On December - 06 agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born   

1900  Journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec on December - 06.   

1902  On December - 06 virgilio Mortari, composer   

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

1903  On December - 06 frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54   

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

1904  On December - 06 eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie   

1906  Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history coal mine explosions in Monongah WV, kills 361   

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

1909  On December - 06 alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC)   

1911  On this day in history alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary   

1912  China votes for universal human rights on December - 06.   

1913  On December - 06 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  German troops over run Lodz on December - 06.   

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

1914  On December - 06 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 December - 06.   

1918  Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner on this day in history.   

1920  Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice) on this day in history.   

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.   

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

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

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

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)