Page 4: Historical Events In December - 09

1910  On this day in history french troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir   

1910  On this day in history dick Elffers, Dutch graphic artist/painter (Holland Festival)   

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  Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history jerome Beatty Jr., American author   

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

1920  On this day in history carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic   

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

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

1924  On December - 09 dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed   

1924  Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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  Eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1926  USGA leagalizes steel shaft golf clubs on December - 09.   

1927  On this day in history pierre Henry, composer   

1928  Dick Van Patten, Queens NY, actor (Tom Bradford-8 is Enough) on December - 09.   

1929  Bob Hawke, cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1931  Spain becomes a republic on December - 09.   

1931  On December - 09 benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in NYC   

1931  William Reynolds, American actor on this day in history.   

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1392  On December - 09 birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on December - 09.   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

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

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

1579  On December - 09 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  Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies on this day in history.   

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

1544  On this day in history death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)   

1565  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on December - 09.   

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  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on December - 09.