Page 4: Historical Events In December - 07

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

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 this day in history.   

1912  Bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt on this day in history.   

1912  Daniel Jones, composer on December - 07.   

1912  On December - 07 george Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies   

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

1915  On December - 07 the birth of Eli Wallach, American actor   

1915  On December - 07 brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], US, sci-fi author (Ginger Star)   

1916  David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history 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  Leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91 on December - 07.   

1918  Jorunn Vidar, composer on this day in history.   

1919  Ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group) on this day in history.   

1920  NSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81 on this day in history.   

1920  Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist on this day in history.   

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

1921  Arne Dorumsgaard, composer on December - 07.   

1923  On this day in history 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  Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver on this day in history.   

1926  Gas refrigerator patented on December - 07.   

1926  Victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots) on December - 07.   

1927  On December - 07 vlastimir Pericic, composer   

1928  Noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar) on December - 07.   

1929  Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 mins on December - 07.   

1930  13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history richard Felciano, composer   

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  On December - 07 first gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York   

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

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On December - 07 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  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 07 death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on this day in history.   

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

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on December - 07.   

1279  On this day in history death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)   

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

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

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