Historical Events In December - 13

1928  On this day in history george Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York NY)  

1928  Clip-on tie designed on this day in history.  

1928  On December - 13 w Gordon Smith, playwright  

1929  The birth of Christopher Plummer, Stage and screen actor on this day in history.  

1929  On December - 13 albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital)  

1929  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1930  George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him on this day in history.  

1930  On December - 13 genevieve Page, actress (Day & the Hour)  

1934  On this day in history mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St NYC  

1934  Richard Darryl Zanuck, film producer/executive on December - 13.  

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1935  On December - 13 bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)  

1935  On this day in history john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies  

1936  On December - 13 final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Wash DC  

1938  "Aryanization" decree is enacted, all Jewish property is transferred to Aryan possession on December - 13.  

1938  On this day in history los Angeles freezes at 28ø  

1938  Los Angeles freezes at 28°F on December - 13.  

1939  On this day in history battle at La Plata  

1940  On this day in history dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies  

1941  On this day in history german occupiers forbid National Front & Netherland Union  

1942  On December - 13 seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader  

1942  On this day in history eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78  

1943  On December - 13 150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol  

1944  Japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138 on this day in history.  

1944  On December - 13 lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34  

1945  Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history leon Blum elected French premier  

1947  On this day in history maine Turnpike opens to traffic  

1947  On December - 13 "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs  

1949  On December - 13 knesset votes to transfer Israel's capitol to Jerusalem  

1949  AL votes down proposal to revive spitball on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 perfs  

1951  On December - 13 future British PM Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher  

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1953  On December - 13 kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting  

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

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

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

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

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

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.  

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

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

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.  

1126  On this day in history 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 December - 13 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)