Page 4: Historical Events In December - 07

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

1909  On this day in history jacob Kainen, artist/curator   

1910  On December - 07 edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader   

1911  Leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC on December - 07.   

1912  Bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt on December - 07.   

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 December - 07.   

1915  The birth of Eli Wallach, American actor on this day in history.   

1915  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], US, sci-fi author (Ginger Star) on December - 07.   

1916  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1918  Jorunn Vidar, composer on this day in history.   

1919  Ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group) on December - 07.   

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

1920  On this day in history fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist   

1921  KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history arne Dorumsgaard, composer   

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

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

1925  On this day in history biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St NYC   

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

1926  Gas refrigerator patented on this day in history.   

1926  On December - 07 victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots)   

1927  On December - 07 vlastimir Pericic, composer   

1928  On December - 07 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 this day in history 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing   

1930  Richard Felciano, composer on December - 07.   

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

1931  Bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours on December - 07.   

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

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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  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on December - 07.   

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

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on this day in history.   

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

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on this day in history.   

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 December - 07.   

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

1498  On December - 07 death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist