Page 5: Historical Events In December - 15
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1909 Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on December - 15.
1913 Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award)
1914 After being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster on December - 15.
1914 Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow on this day in history.
1914 Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII) on December - 15.
1915 On this day in history jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral
1916 On December - 15 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun
1916 On December - 15 maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)
1917 Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia on this day in history.
1918 American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting on December - 15.
1918 On December - 15 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)
1919 Edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1919 On December - 15 ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)
1921 Bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin) on December - 15.
1922 IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague on this day in history.
1922 Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" on this day in history.
1923 On December - 15 freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
1924 On this day in history ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin)
1925 On this day in history first road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic
1925 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1 on December - 15.
1925 On December - 15 sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager
1926 Facist national symbol elevated in Italy on this day in history.
1927 Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads on December - 15.
1928 Jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel) on December - 15.
1929 On December - 15 walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro
1929 On this day in history keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63)
1930 On this day in history the birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist
1930 On this day in history don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw)
1930 Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62) on December - 15.
1931 On this day in history evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day)
1932 Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace) on December - 15.
1933 On this day in history baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15
1933 On December - 15 jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)
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