Page 4: Historical Events In December - 13

1906  German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament on this day in history.   

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer on December - 13.   

1907  On this day in history george Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG   

1908  Victor Babin, composer on this day in history.   

1909  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30] on December - 13.   

1910  On this day in history lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers)   

1911  On December - 13 kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest)   

1911  On this day in history reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1912  On this day in history max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13]   

1913  Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre on this day in history.   

1913  Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60) on this day in history.   

1914  On December - 13 alan L Bullock, British historian   

1915  Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77) on this day in history.   

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.   

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.   

1917  Dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House) on this day in history.   

1918  On December - 13 uS army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany   

1918  Wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history uS army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany   

1919  On December - 13 ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London   

1919  On December - 13 ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London   

1919  On this day in history amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history f Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)   

1920  On December - 13 don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend)   

1921  Frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies on this day in history.   

1922  Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps on December - 13.   

1923  Fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP) on December - 13.   

1924  KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1924  Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians) on this day in history.   

1924  On December - 13 samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74   

1925  On December - 13 the birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen   

1925  Dick Van Dyke, West Plains Mo, actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show) on December - 13.   

1926  On this day in history carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers)   

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on this day in history.   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

1404  On this day in history albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)