Page 4: Historical Events In December - 09

1910  French troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir on December - 09.   

1910  Dick Elffers, Dutch graphic artist/painter (Holland Festival) on December - 09.   

1911  Broderick Crawford, Phila, actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol) on December - 09.   

1912  On this day in history fred Engelen, Flemish actor/director [or Dec 12]   

1913  On this day in history heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris   

1914  Frances Reid, American actress on this day in history.   

1915  Colin McCool, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles.   

1916  On December - 09 the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor   

1916  On December - 09 wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)   

1916  On December - 09 p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

1917  British forces capture Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1917  British forces under General Allenby capture Jerusalem on December - 09.   

1918  On December - 09 french troops occupies Mainz   

1918  On December - 09 jerome Beatty Jr., American author   

1919  William Lipscomb, American chemist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.   

1920  On December - 09 carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic   

1922  Gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish president on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history redd Foxx, St Louis Mo, comedian (Sandford & Son, Redd Foxx Show)   

1924  On December - 09 dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed   

1924  On this day in history bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70   

1925  On December - 09 aL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 & raise to $40,000   

1925  On December - 09 dina Merrill, NYC, actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8)   

1925  On this day in history eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81   

1926  On December - 09 uSGA leagalizes steel shaft golf clubs   

1927  On December - 09 pierre Henry, composer   

1928  On this day in history dick Van Patten, Queens NY, actor (Tom Bradford-8 is Enough)   

1929  Bob Hawke, cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954) on December - 09.   

1929  On this day in history willis Cuttell, cricketer (two Tests England v S Africa 1899), dies   

1930  On this day in history buck Henry, NYC, screenwriter/comedian (SNL, Get Smart)   

1930  Jim Slight, cricketer (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history spain becomes a republic   

1931  Benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in NYC on December - 09.   

1931  On December - 09 william Reynolds, American actor   

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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  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

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

1581  Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1165  Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 on this day in history.   

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

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on December - 09.   

1544  Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on December - 09.   

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

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

1625  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on December - 09.   

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on this day in history.