Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21
Friday, 17 October 2025
1936 On December - 21 bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80
1937 On this day in history snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers
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 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1942 On December - 21 uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal
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 December - 21.
1944 On December - 21 cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP
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 December - 21.
1946 "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances on December - 21.
1948 On this day in history 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 this day in history dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia
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 December - 21.
1952 Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on this day in history.
1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting on December - 21.
1954 On December - 21 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 On this day in history lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79
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 On December - 21 charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France
1958 On this day in history 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 On this day in history beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"
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