Historical Events In December - 12

1913  On December - 12 the "Mona Lisa," stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered  

1913  "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered on December - 12.  

1913  On December - 12 eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park)  

1914  The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 24.39% on December - 12.  

1914  Denis Begbie, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50) on December - 12.  

1914  Watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La on this day in history.  

1915  On December - 12 the birth of Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor  

1915  The first all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany on December - 12.  

1915  On this day in history 1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau Germany  

1915  On this day in history frank Sinatra, Hoboken, vocalist/actor (old blue eyes)  

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1916  On December - 12 worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)  

1917  French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543 on December - 12.  

1917  On this day in history rev Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha NB  

1917  Edward Firth Henderson, arabist on December - 12.  

1918  On this day in history joe Williams, Cordele Ga, jazz singer (Everyday I have the Blues)  

1920  Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris on December - 12.  

1920  Fred Kida, American comics artist on this day in history.  

1920  Olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75 on December - 12.  

1921  Henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies on this day in history.  

1922  On December - 12 arthur R Hawkins, US pilot/capt (WW II, downed 14 Japanese planes)  

1923  On December - 12 bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right)  

1923  Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20 on December - 12.  

1924  Edward I Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court) on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo  

1925  last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over on December - 12.  

1925  Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor on December - 12.  

1926  Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st Pianoconcert on December - 12.  

1926  Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77 on December - 12.  

1927  Heinrich Reitsch, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1928  Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1928  Aitmatow, writer on this day in history.  

1929  On this day in history doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's)  

1930  On December - 12 baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book  

1931  On December - 12 japanese Govt of Imukai forms  

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1298  On December - 12 birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)  

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on December - 12.  

1574  On this day in history birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II  

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on December - 12.  

1579  On this day in history birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer  

1610  On December - 12 birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)  

1630  On this day in history birth of olof Rudbeck, composer  

1659  On December - 12 birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)  

0884  On this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies  

1112  Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on this day in history.  

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69  

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York  

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies  

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)  

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on December - 12.  

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on December - 12.