Historical Events In December - 09

1882  On this day in history joaquín Turina, Seville Spain, composer (Rima)  

1883  New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902) on this day in history.  

1883  On December - 09 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal/supreme commander  

1884  On December - 09 levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate  

1886  Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye) on this day in history.  

1887  Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader on this day in history.  

1889  On December - 09 president Harrison visits opening of Chicago Auditorium  

1889  On this day in history john P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner (Oly-gold 1912)  

1893  George Elvey, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1894  Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium on December - 09.  

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1894  Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket RI, actor (Anywhere USA) on December - 09.  

1897  On this day in history activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper, La Fronde in Paris.  

1897  On December - 09 hermione Gingold, London England, actress (Gigi, Music Man)  

1898  On this day in history emmett Kelly, Sedan KS, circus clown (Weary Willie)  

1899  Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor on December - 09.  

1900  On December - 09 dutch Pres Paul Kruger & Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession  

1902  AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY on December - 09.  

1902  On December - 09 margaret Hamilton, Cleveland Ohio, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz)  

1903  On this day in history the Norwegian government refuses a proposal to give women the vote  

1903  Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage on December - 09.  

1904  On December - 09 roger Wolcott Sperry, physicist  

1905  On December - 09 french Assembly National votes for separation of church & state  

1905  On this day in history dalton Trumbo, US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun)  

1905  On December - 09 henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66  

1906  NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed US Senate commission on the Congo on December - 09.  

1906  Freddy Martin, Cleve Oh, orch leader (started Merv Griffin) on this day in history.  

1907  On December - 09 first Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office)  

1907  1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office) on December - 09.  

1907  Noel Walton Bott, engineer on this day in history.  

1909  On December - 09 douglas Fairbanks, Jr. born.  

1909  On this day in history first US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island NY)  

1909  The birth of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., American actor on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history 1st US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, NY)  

1909  Douglas Fairbanks Jr, NYC, actor (Ghost Story) on this day in history.  

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1392  On this day in history birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)  

1447  On this day in history birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)  

1561  On December - 09 birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony  

1569  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)  

1571  On this day in history birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect  

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.  

1579  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)  

1581  On this day in history birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange  

1165  On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24  

1292  On this day in history sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies  

1437  On December - 09 sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70  

1544  On December - 09 death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)  

1565  On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66  

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on December - 09.  

1625  On this day in history ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78  

1636  On December - 09 giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90