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 December - 13.  

1928  On December - 13 w Gordon Smith, playwright  

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

1929  On this day in history albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital)  

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

1930  On December - 13 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 this day in history bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)  

1935  John Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies on this day in history.  

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  Los Angeles freezes at 28ø on December - 13.  

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

1939  On this day in history battle at La Plata  

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

1941  On December - 13 german occupiers forbid National Front & Netherland Union  

1942  Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader on December - 13.  

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

1943  On December - 13 150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol  

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

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  Leon Blum elected French premier on this day in history.  

1947  On December - 13 maine Turnpike opens to traffic  

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  On this day in history aL votes down proposal to revive spitball  

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

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

1951  On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73  

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

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

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

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies  

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69  

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