Historical Events In December - 21

1936  Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 on this day in history.   

1937  Snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers on December - 21.   

1937  The birth of Jane Fonda, American actress on this day in history.   

1937  1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) on December - 21.   

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on December - 21.   

1939  On this day in history hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B"   

1940  On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1941  On this day in history hMS AUDACITY, sunk east of Azores by 3 torpedoes from German U-751.   

1941  Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point on December - 21.   

1942  On December - 21 uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on December - 21.   

1943  On December - 21 uSS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December.   

1944  On December - 21 cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

1945  "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 219 performances on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

1946  On December - 21 "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances   

1948  O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place on December - 21.   

1948  Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on this day in history.   

1949  On December - 21 dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia   

1950  On this day in history cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs   

1951  On December - 21 first helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation.   

1951  Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement on December - 21.   

1952  On December - 21 broadway Tunnel opens in SF   

1953  On December - 21 kOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  On December - 21 dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)   

1955  On December - 21 dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  On December - 21 lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  Indonesia proclaims end to state of war on December - 21.   

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on December - 21.   

1958  On December - 21 charles de Gaulle elected President of France   

1958  Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France on December - 21.   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on December - 21.   

1959  On December - 21 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")   

1961  Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy" on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.