Historical Events In December - 13

1906  German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament on December - 13.  

1906  On December - 13 ingemar Liljefors, composer  

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

1908  On this day in history victor Babin, composer  

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  Reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies on December - 13.  

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 December - 13.  

1914  Alan L Bullock, British historian on December - 13.  

1915  On this day in history balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77)  

1916  On this day in history avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol  

1916  On this day in history 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  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 December - 13.  

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

1919  On this day in history ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London  

1919  Ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on December - 13.  

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

1920  On December - 13 f Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)  

1920  On December - 13 f Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)  

1920  On this day in history 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  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 December - 13.  

1924  On this day in history larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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