Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21

1936  Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 on this day in history.   

1937  On December - 21 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  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  On this day in history hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B"   

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 December - 21.   

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

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 December - 21.   

1945  On this day in history george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

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 this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  On December - 21 broadway Tunnel opens in SF   

1953  On December - 21 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  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  On December - 21 h[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83   

1959  On this day in history 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")   

1961  Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy" on December - 21.   

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

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  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 December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

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

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter