Page 6: Historical Events In December - 15
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
1934 On December - 15 fokker F18 Snip flies to Neth West Indies
1934 On December - 15 maggis Lena Walker, 1st US (black) woman to head a bank, dies at 69
1935 On this day in history detroit Lions win NFL championship
1936 On December - 15 kVL-AM in Seattle Wash changes call letters to KEEN (now KING)
1937 On this day in history john [Thomas] Sladek, US, sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs)
1938 Groundbreaking begins for Jefferson Memorial in Wash DC on this day in history.
1939 On December - 15 in Seaford, Delaware, Nylon commercially produced for the first time
1939 On this day in history the commercial manufacture of nylon yarn, Seaford, Delaware
1939 On December - 15 the world premiere of the movie Gone With the Wind is held in Atlanta, GA.
1939 On December - 15 world premiere of "Gone With The Wind" in Atlanta GA
1939 On December - 15 "Gone With the Wind" premieres in Atlanta
1939 On December - 15 tom McKibbin, cricketer (5 Tests for Aust 1895-1898, 17 wkts), dies
1941 A musical standard was recorded this day on Victor Records. Lena Horne sang the torch classic that became her signature Stormy Weather on this day in history.
1941 On December - 15 uSS Swordfish becomes first US sub to sink a Japanese ship
1941 Gas/electrical use restricted in Holland on this day in history.
1941 A musical standard was recorded this day on Victor Records. Lena Horne sang the torch classic that became her signature: Stormy Weather on this day in history.
1942 On December - 15 massachusetts issues first US vehicular license plate tabs
1942 On December - 15 the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued the first plastic license-plate tabs.
1942 On December - 15 massachusetts issues 1st US vehicular license plate tabs
1943 On this day in history thomas W "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 39 in KC Missouri
1944 On December - 15 a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris.
1944 Glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel
1944 On this day in history glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40
1945 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, ordained as a priest on this day in history.
1946 Chic Bears beat NY Giants 24-14 in NFL championship game on this day in history.
1946 Conrad Haebler, historian (Hundert Kalenderinkunabeln), dies at 89 on December - 15.
1948 Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury on this day in history.
1948 Former state dept official Alger Hiss indicted in NYC for perjury on December - 15.
1949 Albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1950 On December - 15 nYC's Port Authority opens
1950 On December - 15 ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title
1950 On December - 15 robert Muller-Hartmann, composer, dies at 66
1951 On December - 15 eric Drummond, 1st sec-gen League of Nations (1919-33), dies at 75
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