Historical Events In December - 07

1932  The birth of Ellen Burstyn, American actress on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY  

1932  On December - 07 ellen Burstyn, Detroit, actress (Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here)  

1934  On this day in history wiley Post discovers the jet stream  

1934  Wiley Post discovers jet stream on this day in history.  

1935  On December - 07 cFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Ham Tigers, 18-12 at Hamilton  

1935  On December - 07 jean-Claude Casadesus, composer  

1937  Dutch Minister Romme proclaims married women are forbidden to work on December - 07.  

1938  Philip Barry's "Here Come the Clowns," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history harry Moses, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1887-95), dies  

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1939  On December - 07 lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame  

1940  On December - 07 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 2): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 12-5  

1941  On December - 07 hMCS Windflower (Corvette) lost in a collision  

1941  On December - 07 japanese attack Pearl Harbor (a date that will live in infamy) first Japanese submarine sunk by a US ship (USS Ward)  

1941  On December - 07 pearl Harbour attacked without a declaration of war by Japanese aircraft, sinking much of the US fleet  

1941  On December - 07 australian bombers land on Timor/Ambon  

1941  On this day in history cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71  

1943  Cairo: president Roosevelt travels back to the US on December - 07.  

1943  John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Bluejackets), dies at 22 on December - 07.  

1944  Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago on December - 07.  

1945  On this day in history microwave oven patented  

1946  On December - 07 fire at Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta kills 119  

1946  On December - 07 fire at Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, kills 119  

1948  On this day in history godfrey Turner, composer, dies at 35  

1949  15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart, Notre Dame (E) on December - 07.  

1952  On December - 07 kKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast  

1953  Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires on this day in history.  

1953  On December - 07 israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires  

1954  On this day in history japanese government of Joshida, resigns  

1955  Clement Attlee resigns as chairman of England's Labour Party on December - 07.  

1956  Helen O'Connell joins the Today Show panel on December - 07.  

1956  Helen O'Connell joins Today Show panel on this day in history.  

1957  On December - 07 tony Kubek of the Yanks selected as AL Rookie of the Year  

1958  On this day in history romulo Betancourt elected pres of Venezuela  

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0521  On December - 07 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 December - 07.  

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 December - 07 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  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on this day in history.  

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

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

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

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 December - 07.  

1383  On this day in history wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies  

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