Page 4: Historical Events In December - 07

1909  Leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite) on this day in history.   

1909  Jacob Kainen, artist/curator on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader   

1911  On this day in history leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC   

1912  On December - 07 bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt   

1912  Daniel Jones, composer on this day in history.   

1912  George Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies on December - 07.   

1914  Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history the birth of Eli Wallach, American actor   

1915  On this day in history brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], US, sci-fi author (Ginger Star)   

1916  David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM on December - 07.   

1916  On December - 07 british govt of David Lloyd George forms   

1917  On December - 07 uS becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I   

1917  On this day in history leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91   

1918  On December - 07 jorunn Vidar, composer   

1919  On this day in history ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group)   

1920  NSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81 on December - 07.   

1920  Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist on December - 07.   

1921  KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions on December - 07.   

1921  Arne Dorumsgaard, composer on this day in history.   

1923  Ted Knight, Terryville Ct, (Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort) on this day in history.   

1924  On December - 07 german election (Social Democrats win/Nazis & Communists lose)   

1925  Biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St NYC on this day in history.   

1925  Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver on this day in history.   

1926  Gas refrigerator patented on December - 07.   

1926  On this day in history victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots)   

1927  Vlastimir Pericic, composer on December - 07.   

1928  On this day in history noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar)   

1929  On December - 07 bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 mins   

1930  On December - 07 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing   

1930  Richard Felciano, composer on December - 07.   

1931  The last Ford Model A was produced on this day. The Ford motor works were then shut down for six months for retooling on December - 07.   

1931  Bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history first gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York   

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0521  On this day in history birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  On December - 07 birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  On this day in history birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On December - 07 birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on December - 07.   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.   

1598  On this day in history birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on this day in history.   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on this day in history.   

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1254  On December - 07 innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies   

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on this day in history.   

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.   

1498  On this day in history death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist