Historical Events In December - 08
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1916 Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep on December - 08.
1917 Rufo I Wever, Aruban pianist/composer (Ca'i Organ) on this day in history.
1918 Ian Johnson, cricketer (Australian Test captbetween Hassett & Craig) on December - 08.
1919 On this day in history hans-Dieter Hosalla, composer
1920 Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic-bronze-1952) on December - 08.
1921 On this day in history eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty
1921 On December - 08 johnny Otis, Calif, R&B talent scout (Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up)
1922 George Fullerton, cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51) on December - 08.
1923 On this day in history german-US friendship treaty signed
1923 Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist on December - 08.
1923 On this day in history dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88
1924 On this day in history franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74
1925 On December - 08 sammy Davis, Jr. entertainer was born on this day
1925 The birth of Sammy Davis Jr., American actor on December - 08.
1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side) on December - 08.
1925 On this day in history sammy Davis, Jr. entertainer: was born on this day
1926 On this day in history disappearance of Agatha Christie
1926 On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/collector, dies
1927 Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10) on this day in history.
1930 Broadway Theater opens at 1681 Broadway NYC on this day in history.
1931 Coaxial cable patented on this day in history.
1933 Flip (Clerow) Wilson Emmy Award-winning comedy writer was born on December - 08.
1933 On December - 08 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 on this day in history.
1934 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
1936 Anastasio Somoza elected pres of Nicaragua on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history highest temperature for December in US recorded in La Mesa Calif
1939 On this day in history ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63
1940 On December - 08 german Luftwaffe launches massive attack on London
1940 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history 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 on December - 08.
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