Page 4: Historical Events In December - 10

1908  Arnold A van Ruler, Dutch theologist   

1909  Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies.   

1910  In this year, JD Van de Waals claims Nobel Prize for physics.   

1910  Dennis Morgan, Prentice Wisc, actor (Dennis-21 Beacon Street).   

1910  Pablo Hernandez Salces, composer, dies at 76.   

1911  Calbraith Rogers completes inaugural crossing of US by airplane (84 days).   

1911  Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of US by airplane (84 days)   

1911  Chet Huntley, Cardwell Mont, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report).   

1911  Joseph D Hooker, British botanist, dies at 94   

1912  Rien van Nunen, Dutch actor (Spuit Elf).   

1913  Kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel prize for physics.   

1913  Morton Gould, Richmond Hill NY, prolific composer (Verdun)   

1914  French government returns to Paris   

1914  Dorothy Lamour, [Mary Kaumeyer], New Orleans, actress (Road to Bali)   

1915  President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt   

1915  10000000th model T Ford assembled   

1918  John A Heyder is recorded as becoming president of baseball's National League   

1918  Anne Gwynne, Waco TX, actress (Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein)   

1919  NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers   

1919  Sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson, composer   

1920  President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize.   

1920  Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936).   

1921  Viktor Jacobi, composer, dies at 38   

1922  Nobel prizes awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein   

1922  Allen Dwight Sapp, composer.   

1923  Polish govt of Grabski, forms   

1923  Abelardo Quinteros, composer.   

1924  Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years.   

1925  George Bernard Shaw awarded Nobel.   

1925  Carolyn Ashley Kizer, US writer (Yin, Pulitzer 1985).   

1926  1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS)   

1926  Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, composer.   

1927  Grand Ole Opry makes its inaugural radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN   

1927  Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN   

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1394  King james i of scotland: King james i of scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer   

1538  Giovanni battista guarini: Italian writer (faithfull shepherd)   

1588  Isaac beeckman: Dutch scientist and philosopher   

1679  Willem maurits: Dutch count of nassau/gov of zeeuws-flanders   

1691  Cornelis pronk: Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "aagje" deken: Dutch writer (for the elderly & children)   

1750  Tipu sultan: Ruler of the kingdom of mysore   

0949  Death of Herman i: Duke of swabia   

0969  Death of Nicephorus ii phocas: Byzantine co-emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  Death of Michael iv: Paphlagonicus, emperor of byzantine,   

1198  Averroes: Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  Antoine haneron: Bourgundy diplomat,   

1508  René ii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  Henry van zutphen: Dutch augustine/luthern minister, burned to death   

1572  Cornelis musius: Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72