Page 5: Historical Events In December - 13

1928  George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York NY) on this day in history.   

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

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

1929  On this day in history the birth of Christopher Plummer, Stage and screen actor   

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

1929  On December - 13 knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

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

1930  Genevieve Page, actress (Day & the Hour) on December - 13.   

1934  Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St NYC on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history richard Darryl Zanuck, film producer/executive   

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

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 this day in history "Aryanization" decree is enacted, all Jewish property is transferred to Aryan possession.   

1938  On December - 13 los Angeles freezes at 28ø   

1938  On this day in history los Angeles freezes at 28°F   

1939  On December - 13 battle at La Plata   

1940  On December - 13 dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies   

1941  German occupiers forbid National Front & Netherland Union on this day in history.   

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

1942  On December - 13 eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78   

1943  150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol on this day in history.   

1944  On December - 13 japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138   

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

1949  On December - 13 aL votes down proposal to revive spitball   

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

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

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

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

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