Historical Events In December - 11

1932  On this day in history sF's coldest day (27°F)  

1932  On December - 11 anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain)  

1933  On this day in history earnest P van Altena, author/interpreter (Chansons van Earnest)  

1933  Emile C Wauters, Belgian painter (Van der Goes Klooster), dies at 87 on December - 11.  

1934  On this day in history 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland  

1934  On December - 11 salim Durani, cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60's)  

1935  On December - 11 femke Boersma, Dutch actress (Verjaring, Pastorale 1943)  

1936  King Edward VIII of England abdicates for woman he loves on this day in history.  

1936  King Edward VIII marries Mrs Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history hans van den Broek, Dutch foreign minister (-1992)  

1937  On December - 11 italy withdraws from League of Nations  

1937  On this day in history 25th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7  

1937  Adrian J Vlok, South African NP-minister of Law & Order (1986- ) on December - 11.  

1938  NY Giants win NFL championship on December - 11.  

1939  On this day in history betty Grable and her famous legs were featured on the cover of LIFE magazine  

1939  Douglas Fairbanks Snr., star of stage and screen, dies on December - 11.  

1939  New anti Jewish measurements in Poland, proclaimed on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history russian general Zhukov warns of German assault  

1941  Buick lowered its prices to reflect the absence of spare tires or inner tubes from its new cars. Widespread shortages caused by World War II had led to many quotas and laws designed to conserve America's resources on December - 11.  

1941  On December - 11 germany and Italy declare war on US  

1941  Japanese occupy Guam on December - 11.  

1941  On December - 11 dutch government in London declares war on Italy  

1942  Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia on December - 11.  

1944  On this day in history surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed  

1945  Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip on this day in history.  

1946  UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) established (Nobel 1965) on December - 11.  

1946  On this day in history hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label  

1947  "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances on this day in history.  

1948  On December - 11 wHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1949  On this day in history chic Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29)  

1950  On this day in history baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract  

1951  On this day in history joe Dimaggio announces his baseball retirement  

1953  KTVA, Anchorage becomes Alaska's first TV station on this day in history.  

1953  KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station on December - 11.  

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.  

1475  On December - 11 birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)  

1475  On December - 11 birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)  

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer  

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1709  On December - 11 birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)  

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on this day in history.  

1725  On this day in history birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)  

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.  

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.  

1121  On December - 11 death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)  

1226  On this day in history death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)  

1282  On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies  

1282  On this day in history death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.  

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.  

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)