Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21

1936  On this day in history bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80   

1937  Snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1939  Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" on December - 21.   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on December - 21.   

1941  HMS AUDACITY, sunk east of Azores by 3 torpedoes from German U-751 on December - 21.   

1941  On December - 21 chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point   

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

1942  On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

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

1944  On this day in history cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

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

1945  On December - 21 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  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  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  First helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation on this day in history.   

1951  Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement on this day in history.   

1952  On December - 21 broadway Tunnel opens in SF   

1953  KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1961  On December - 21 beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"   

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

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

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 December - 21.   

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

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

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter