Historical Events In December - 21

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

1937  On this day in history snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers  

1937  On December - 21 the birth of Jane Fonda, American actress  

1937  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1940  On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44  

1941  On December - 21 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 this day in history.  

1942  US Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1945  George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 on December - 21.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

1952  On December - 21 broadway Tunnel opens in SF  

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

1956  On this day in history lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79  

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  On this day in history charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France  

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

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

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

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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 December - 21.  

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)  

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  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1549  On this day in history 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