Historical Events In December - 13

1928  On December - 13 george Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York NY)  

1928  Clip-on tie designed on December - 13.  

1928  W Gordon Smith, playwright on this day in history.  

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

1929  Albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital) on this day in history.  

1929  Knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42 on December - 13.  

1930  On this day in history george Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him  

1930  Genevieve Page, actress (Day & the Hour) on this day in history.  

1934  On December - 13 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  Bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA) on this day in history.  

1935  John Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies on December - 13.  

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

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

1938  Los Angeles freezes at 28ø on this day in history.  

1938  On December - 13 los Angeles freezes at 28°F  

1939  On this day in history battle at La Plata  

1940  On December - 13 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  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1943  150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol on December - 13.  

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

1944  On this day in history 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 December - 13 leon Blum elected French premier  

1947  Maine Turnpike opens to traffic on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs  

1949  On this day in history knesset votes to transfer Israel's capitol to Jerusalem  

1949  AL votes down proposal to revive spitball on December - 13.  

1950  On December - 13 "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 perfs  

1951  Future British PM Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher on this day in history.  

1951  Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73 on December - 13.  

1953  KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.