Historical Events In December - 13

1906  On December - 13 german chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament   

1906  Ingemar Liljefors, composer on this day in history.   

1907  George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG on this day in history.   

1908  On December - 13 victor Babin, composer   

1909  On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]   

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

1911  Kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest) on this day in history.   

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

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

1913  On December - 13 mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre   

1913  On this day in history archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60)   

1914  On December - 13 alan L Bullock, British historian   

1915  On December - 13 balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77)   

1916  On December - 13 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

1916  On December - 13 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

1917  On this day in history dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House)   

1918  US army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany on this day in history.   

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

1918  US army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany on December - 13.   

1919  Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on this day in history.   

1919  Ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on this day in history.   

1919  Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

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

1920  F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) on this day in history.   

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 December - 13.   

1922  On this day in history charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps   

1923  On this day in history fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP)   

1924  KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions on December - 13.   

1924  Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians) on December - 13.   

1924  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1925  On this day in history 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 December - 13 carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers)   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On December - 13 birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

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

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

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

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.   

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

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

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)