Historical Events In December - 15
Friday, 26 April 2024
1909 Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1913 Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on December - 15.
1913 On December - 15 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 this day in history.
1914 Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow on December - 15.
1914 On this day in history ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)
1915 On this day in history jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral
1916 On this day in history french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun
1916 Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.
1917 On December - 15 moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia
1918 American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting on this day in history.
1918 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow) on December - 15.
1919 Edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1919 Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948) on December - 15.
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 On this day in history alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll"
1923 On December - 15 freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
1924 Ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin) on December - 15.
1925 On December - 15 first road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic
1925 On December - 15 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1
1925 Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager on this day in history.
1926 On December - 15 facist national symbol elevated in Italy
1927 On December - 15 ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads
1928 On this day in history jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel)
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 The birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist on this day in history.
1930 Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) on December - 15.
1930 Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62) on this day in history.
1931 On December - 15 evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day)
1932 On this day in history edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace)
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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