Top Historical Events That Happened on December 08

1917  Rufo I Wever, Aruban pianist/composer (Ca'i Organ).   

1918  Ian Johnson, cricketer (Australian Test captbetween Hassett and Craig).   

1919  Hans-Dieter Hosalla, composer.   

1920  Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic-bronze-1952).   

1921  Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty   

1921  Johnny Otis, Calif, R and B talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up)   

1922  George Fullerton, cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51).   

1923  German-US friendship treaty signed   

1923  Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist   

1923  Dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88.   

1924  Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74.   

1925  Sammy Davis, Jr. entertainer was born on this day.   

1925  Sammy Davis Jr., American actor is born.   

1925  James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side).   

1926  Disappearance of Agatha Christie   

1926  Jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies.   

1927  Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10)   

1930  Broadway Theater opens at 1681 Broadway NYC   

1931  Coaxial cable patented   

1933  Flip (Clerow) Wilson Emmy Award-winning comedy writer was born   

1933  Secretary of the Navy establishes Fleet Marine Force, integrating a ready-to-deploy Marine force with own aircraft into Fleet organization.   

1934  Friedrich Wolf's "Professor Mamlock," premieres in Zurich   

1934  Bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62.   

1935  The Japanese military police launches a violent suppression of the religious sect Oomoto, beginning with a crackdown on the sect's operational bases of Ayabe and Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture and the arrest of its leader Onisaburo Deguchi   

1936  Anastasio Somoza elected pres of Nicaragua.   

1938  Highest temperature for December in US recorded in La Mesa Calif   

1939  Ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63   

1940  German Luftwaffe launches massive attack on London   

1940  1st NFL championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0   

1941  As a result of the attack on Pearl Harbour, Britain, the United States and Australia declare war on Japan.   

1941  US declares war on Japan.   

1941  USS Wake (PR-3), a river gunboat moored at Shanghai, is only U.S. vessel to surrender during World War II   

1941  Destruction Camp Chelmo opens.   

1942  Eight PT boats (PT 36, PT 37, PT 40, PT 43, PT 44, PT 48, PT 59, and PT 109) turn back 8 Japanese destroyers attempting to reinforce Japanese forces on Guadalcanal.   

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1508  Gemma frisius: [jemme reinersz], frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  Maria anna of bavaria: Empress consort of the holy roman empire   

1626  Christina: Queen of sweden who abdicated after becoming catholic   

1678  Horatio walpole: 1st baron walpole of wolterton, english diplomat   

1699  Maria josepha of austria: Queen of poland   

1704  Anton de haen: Medical expert (ratio medendi)   

1708  Francis i: Holy roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  John althuysen: Frisian vicar/poet (frisianche rymlery)   

0644  Death of Omar i: 2nd kalief of islam, murdered   

0899  Arnulf of carinthia: Last emperor of austria-france,   

1292  John peckham: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1587  Death of Mary: Queen of scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  Luis de carabajal: 1st jewish author in america, executed in mexico   

1626  Death of John davies: English poet (b. 1569)   

1632  Philippe van lansberge: Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  John pym: English house of commons member,