Page 5: Historical Events In December - 22

1894  French officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated).   

1894  French officer, Alfred Dreyfus, are discovered guilty of selling secrets to Germany.   

1894  -23] Dutch coast hit by hurricane.   

1895  Wilhelm Rontgen, the German physicist, makes the inaugural ever X-ray of his wife's hand   

1896  Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, St Petersburg Russia, poet.   

1897  In this year, Bering Sea Claims Commission recommends US pay Canadian sealers $463454; to compensate for seizure of vessels   

1899  Dwight L Moody, US evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies   

1900  A new 35-horsepower car built by Daimler from a design by Emil Jellinek was completed. The car was named for Jellinek's daughter, Mercedes   

1902  Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist, dies at 62.   

1907  Saint-Saëns/Fokines ballet "Le Cygne," premieres in St Petersburg.   

1908  Marie Jungius, Dutch teacher/fairy tale writer, dies at 44.   

1910  US postal savings stamps inaugural issued.   

1910  US postal savings stamps 1st issued   

1913  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69.   

1915  Federal Baseball League disolved   

1917  Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack.   

1917  Francesca Saveria Cabrini, US saint/patron of immigrant, dies at 67   

1918  Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter, dies at 83.   

1919  US deports 250 alien radicals   

1919  Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland)   

1922  Montreal Quebec official opening of the Mount Royal Hotel, with 1.046 rooms.   

1922  Belgian parliament rejects Dutch university in Ghent   

1923  Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict.   

1923  Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67.   

1924  Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2.   

1930  6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo.   

1934  1st flight from Netherland to Curacao (Christmas flight 1934)   

1935  Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura.   

1936  James Burke, British writer is born.   

1936  The initial common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa   

1936  1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa   

1937  Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic.   

1937  Lincoln Tunnel (NYC) opens to traffic   

1937  Daito Kokushi, Zen founder of Daitokuji, dies in Kyoto at 55   

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1095  Roger ii of sicily: King of sicily   

1178  Emperor antoku of japan: Emperor antoku of japan (d. 1185)   

1400  Luca della robbia: Italy, sculptor (madonna of rose garden)   

1428  Richard neville warwick: 2nd earl of salisbury   

1452  Jakob obrecht: Brabant, composer   

1459  Djem sultan: Son of turks sultan mehmed ii   

1515  Mary of lorraine: France, pro-french regent of scotland   

1523  Charles "cardinal" of bourbon: Archbishop rouen   

1100  Duke bretislaus ii of bohemia: Duke bretislaus ii of bohemia   

1337  Daito kokushi: Leader of o-to-kan rinzai school in japan,   

1419  John xxiii: [baldassare cossa], italian pope (1410-15),   

1440  Death of Bluebeard: Pirate, executed   

1550  Death of Richard plantagenet possibly a son of richard iii: Richard plantagenet (richard of eastwell) possibly a son of richard iii   

1603  Death of Mehmed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603),   

1646  Death of Peter mogila: Orthodox metropolitan of kiev and galicia (b. 1596)   

1660  André tacquet: Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)