Page 4: Historical Events In December - 07

1909  On December - 07 leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite)   

1909  On December - 07 jacob Kainen, artist/curator   

1910  Edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader on this day in history.   

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

1912  On this day in history bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt   

1912  Daniel Jones, composer on December - 07.   

1912  George Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies on this day in history.   

1914  Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948) on December - 07.   

1915  The birth of Eli Wallach, American actor on December - 07.   

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

1916  On December - 07 david Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM   

1916  On this day in history british govt of David Lloyd George forms   

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

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

1918  Jorunn Vidar, composer on this day in history.   

1919  On December - 07 ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group)   

1920  On this day in history nSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81   

1920  On this day in history fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist   

1921  On December - 07 kWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions   

1921  On this day in history arne Dorumsgaard, composer   

1923  On December - 07 ted Knight, Terryville Ct, (Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort)   

1924  German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis & Communists lose) on this day in history.   

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

1925  On this day in history hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver   

1926  Gas refrigerator patented on December - 07.   

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

1927  On this day in history vlastimir Pericic, composer   

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

1929  On this day in history 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  On December - 07 richard Felciano, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1932  First gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York on December - 07.   

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0521  On December - 07 birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer   

1561  On this day in history birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on December - 07.   

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

0283  On December - 07 death of pope Eutychian   

0983  On December - 07 otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28   

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

1279  On December - 07 death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)   

1295  On December - 07 death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)   

1383  On December - 07 wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies   

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on December - 07.