Page 4: Historical Events In December - 21

1918  Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15000.   

1918  Donald Regan, White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85).   

1919  J Edgar Hoover deports anarchists/feminist Emma Goldman to Russia   

1919  Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56).   

1920  Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally," premieres in NYC   

1920  Claude Tozer, cricketer (dashing NSW batsman, shot to death.   

1921  Supreme Court rules labor injunctions and picketing unconstitutional.   

1921  Alica Alonso, Havana, ballerina   

1921  P B S Pinchback, major Reconstruction politician, dies at 84   

1922  Paul Winchell, NYC, ventriloquist (Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smith)   

1923  Nepal changes from British protectorate to independent nation.   

1923  Intizar Hussain, Urdu writer and columnist of Pakistan.   

1924  Joe Paterno, football coach (Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986)   

1925  Eisenstein's movie Potemkin premieres in Moscow   

1926  Soccer team DOS Struggle forms.   

1926  John Herbert McDowell, composer   

1927  Michael Carreras, film director   

1927  Jack Saunders, cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Aust 1902-08), dies.   

1928  Ed Nelson, New Orleans La, actor (Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider).   

1928  Harry Butt, cricketer (England wicket-keeper v S Africa 1895-96), dies.   

1929  inaugural group hospital insurance plan effected, Dallas TX   

1929  1st group hospital insurance plan offered (Dallas Tx)   

1929  Jack Philip Cannon, composer   

1930  Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, secretary of Council of Churches   

1931  Caroline Kaart, [Paterson Raitt], Dutch alto singer.   

1932  SS Gateshead, sunk in a storm off Seaham Harbour, Durham after a collision with the Norwegian vessel Miranda. Most of the crew including the Captain, Matthew W. Hall lost their lives.   

1932  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio).   

1932  Ilja Zeljenka, composer.   

1933  Dried human blood serum inaugural prepared, University of Pennsylvania   

1933  Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony.   

1933  Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, Univ of Pennsylvania.   

1933  Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54.   

1935  Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger and Co), dies at 45   

1936  Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80   

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1117  Thomas becket: Archbishop of canterbury   

1401  Tommaso masaccio: Italian painter   

1518  Mark van vaernewijck: Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan iii: King of sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro mohyla: Moldovan orthodox metropolitan bishop of kiev and galicia   

1603  Roger williams: English theologian and colonist   

1616  Pietro andrea ziani: Composer   

1628  Samuel friedrich capricornus: Composer   

0072  Thomas the apostle: Thomas the apostle   

0918  Death of Conrad i: Duke of franconia/german king (911-918),   

1295  Marguerite berenger of provence: Wife of louis ix of france (bc. 1221)   

1308  Death of Henry i: The child, 1st landgrave of hessen (1256-1308),   

1375  Death of Giovanni boccaccio: Italian poet (vita di dante),   

1504  Death of Bertold von henneberg-römhild: German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Death of Marguerite of navarre: Wife of henry ii of navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Death of Vicente masip: Spanish painter