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 this day in history.   

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

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1941  On this day in history 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 December - 21 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  Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history 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 December - 21.   

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

1952  Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on December - 21.   

1953  KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting on December - 21.   

1954  On this day in history dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)   

1955  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history indonesia proclaims end to state of war   

1957  On December - 21 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 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  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

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

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

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

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

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

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

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 December - 21.   

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