Page 5: 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 December - 21 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  HMS AUDACITY, sunk east of Azores by 3 torpedoes from German U-751 on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history 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  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  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on this day in history.   

1946  On December - 21 "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  Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on December - 21.   

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

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

1951  First helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation on this day in history.   

1951  Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement on December - 21.   

1952  Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on December - 21.   

1953  On this day in history kOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) on this day in history.   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1957  On December - 21 indonesia proclaims end to state of war   

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

1958  Charles de Gaulle elected President of France on this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

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

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

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

1504  On December - 21 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) on this day in history.   

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