Historical Events In December - 13

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

1906  On this day in history 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  On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]  

1910  Lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers) on December - 13.  

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

1911  On December - 13 reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies  

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

1913  Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre on December - 13.  

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1913  Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60) on December - 13.  

1914  On this day in history alan L Bullock, British historian  

1915  Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77) on December - 13.  

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on December - 13.  

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on December - 13.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74  

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 this day in history.  

1922  On December - 13 charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps  

1923  On December - 13 fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP)  

1924  On December - 13 kOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions  

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

1924  On this day in history samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74  

1925  The birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen on December - 13.  

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 this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

1533  On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

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

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)  

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

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.  

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

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

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  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on December - 13.