Historical Events In December - 21

1936  Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 on December - 21.  

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

1937  On this day in history the birth of Jane Fonda, American actress  

1937  1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) on this day in history.  

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1939  Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" on this day in history.  

1940  On December - 21 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  On December - 21 chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point  

1942  On this day in history uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal  

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1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1943  USS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December on this day in history.  

1944  Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP on December - 21.  

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 this day in history "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances  

1948  On December - 21 o'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place  

1948  On this day in history seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged  

1949  Dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia on December - 21.  

1950  Cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs on December - 21.  

1951  On this day in history first helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation.  

1951  Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement on December - 21.  

1952  On this day in history broadway Tunnel opens in SF  

1953  On this day in history 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  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on December - 21.  

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on December - 21.  

1957  Indonesia proclaims end to state of war on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71  

1958  On this day in history 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  On December - 21 h[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83  

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

1961  Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy" on December - 21.  

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury  

1401  On this day in history 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  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies  

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)  

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.  

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

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)  

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter