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1925  Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity is founded at Lafayette College.   

1926  Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris   

1926  Alfred Koerppen, composer.   

1927  Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW v South Australia   

1927  G Randall P D Garrett, US, sci-fi writer (Takeoff (too)!).   

1927  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88.   

1928  Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian.   

1929  The inaugural NHL game at Chicago Stadium (Black Hawks)   

1929  Chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pitts Pirates, 3-1   

1929  Ian Board, barkeeper.   

1930  In this year, Golfer Bobby Jones claims James E Sullivan Award.   

1931  German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism.   

1931  Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bruges, dies at 82.   

1932  Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70000 killed   

1932  Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Moscow, composer (Humpback Horse)   

1933  Abe de Vries and Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht.   

1935  Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies of 30.   

1936  John Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in NYC.   

1936  Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center   

1937  Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again   

1937  Jim Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again).   

1938  Bradman scores 143 South Aust v NSW, 11 fours 91 singles   

1939  Bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes.   

1940  British air raid on Mannheim.   

1940  M Eugene F T Dubois, geologist/paleontologist (Wadjakmens), dies   

1941  Sarawak occupied by the Japanese   

1941  Sarawak occupied by Japanese   

1942  Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia and Balkan.   

1943  "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, results in the deaths of 73 and injures 200   

1944  Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium.   

1944  Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops   

1944  The Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium   

1944  Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium.   

1944  Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40.   

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1485  Catherine of aragon: Spanish princess/1st wife of henry viii   

1584  John selden: English jurist and oriental scholar   

1614  Eberhard iii: Duke of württemberg   

1622  Kurt s adeler: Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  Giovanni maria casini: Composer   

1714  George whitefield: English-born methodist leader   

1716  Louis-jules mancini-mazarini: Duc de nivernais, french diplomat and writer   

1717  Elizabeth carter: English writer   

0705  Empress wu of zhou: Empress wu of zhou (b. 625)   

0714  Pippin ii: Of héristal, duke/prince of france,   

0867  Eberhard of friuli: Eberhard of friuli   

0875  Ado of vienne: French archbishop of vienne,   

0882  Death of John viii: Italian pope (872-82),   

0999  Death of Adelheid the saint: German empress of otto i/saint,   

1325  Death of Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1270)   

1378  Otto iii of montferrat: Otto iii of montferrat