Historical Events In December - 09
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
1910 On this day in history french troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir
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 Fred Engelen, Flemish actor/director [or Dec 12] on December - 09.
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 December - 09.
1916 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 on December - 09.
1916 On this day in history the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor
1916 Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) on December - 09.
1916 On this day in history p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73
1917 On this day in history british forces capture Jerusalem
1917 British forces under General Allenby capture Jerusalem on this day in history.
1918 French troops occupies Mainz on December - 09.
1918 On December - 09 jerome Beatty Jr., American author
1919 William Lipscomb, American chemist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.
1920 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic on this day in history.
1922 Gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish president on December - 09.
1922 On this day in history redd Foxx, St Louis Mo, comedian (Sandford & Son, Redd Foxx Show)
1924 Dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed on this day in history.
1924 Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70 on December - 09.
1925 On this day in history aL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 & raise to $40,000
1925 Dina Merrill, NYC, actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8) on December - 09.
1925 On December - 09 eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81
1926 On this day in history uSGA leagalizes steel shaft golf clubs
1927 Pierre Henry, composer on this day in history.
1928 Dick Van Patten, Queens NY, actor (Tom Bradford-8 is Enough) on this day in history.
1929 On this day in history bob Hawke, cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954)
1929 On December - 09 willis Cuttell, cricketer (two Tests England v S Africa 1899), dies
1930 On December - 09 buck Henry, NYC, screenwriter/comedian (SNL, Get Smart)
1930 Jim Slight, cricketer (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies on December - 09.
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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