Page 4: Historical Events In December - 12

1913  The "Mona Lisa," stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered on this day in history.   

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

1913  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park) on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 12.   

1915  The birth of Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1916  Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) on December - 12.   

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

1917  Rev Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha NB on December - 12.   

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  On December - 12 maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris   

1920  On December - 12 fred Kida, American comics artist   

1920  On December - 12 olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75   

1921  On December - 12 henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies   

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

1923  On this day in history bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right)   

1923  On this day in history raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20   

1924  On December - 12 edward I Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court)   

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

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

1925  On this day in history cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor   

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

1926  On December - 12 jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77   

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

1928  On this day in history nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in NYC   

1928  On this day in history aitmatow, writer   

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  Japanese Govt of Imukai forms on this day in history.   

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1298  On this day in history birth of albert II of Austria (d. 1358)   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)   

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on December - 12.   

0884  Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies on December - 12.   

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

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.   

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

1263  On December - 12 hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on December - 12.   

1586  Death of Stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533) on this day in history.   

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