Historical Events In December - 06
Friday, 29 September 2023
1892 On December - 06 f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)
1892 On this day in history e Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75
1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) on this day in history.
1896 On this day in history the birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George
1896 On December - 06 d T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura
1896 Arnold Foster, composer on December - 06.
1897 London becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxicabs on December - 06.
1897 On December - 06 john Axel Fernstrom, composer
1898 On this day in history alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist
1899 On this day in history harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith
1900 Agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec
1902 Virgilio Mortari, composer on December - 06.
1903 Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders on December - 06.
1903 Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary)
1904 Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie on December - 06.
1906 On December - 06 agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched)
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 this day in history alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC)
1911 On December - 06 alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary
1912 China votes for universal human rights on December - 06.
1913 On this day in history white Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo
1913 On this day in history eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)
1914 German troops over run Lodz on December - 06.
1914 Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener) on December - 06.
1914 Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47 on December - 06.
1916 German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest on this day in history.
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 Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) on this day in history.
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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