Page 3: Historical Events In December - 24

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat.   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1869  Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55   

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening.   

1871  Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the inaugural time, in Cairo   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy).   

1874  Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer.   

1884  Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire and England keeper, later Test ump)   

1885  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85.   

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1888  Michael Curtiz, American director is born   

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented.   

1889  Daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake.   

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco).   

1893  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

1894  Scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm.   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1898  Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam   

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41.   

1900  Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam   

1904  German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children.   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist.   

1904  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55.   

1905  Howard Hughes born   

1905  Howard Hughes, American tycoon is born.   

1905  Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator   

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became inaugural to broadcast music over radio (Mass)   

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass).   

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0003  Galba: Roman emperor   

1167  John "without a land": King of england (1199-1216)   

1389  John vi: Duke of brittany   

1475  Thomas murner: German writer (d.c. 1537)   

1491  Ignatius of loyola: Spanish founder of the jesuit order   

1508  Pietro carnesecchi: Italian humanist   

1564  Abraham c bloemaert: Painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of austria: Queen of poland   

0427  Death of Archbishop sisinnius i of constantinople: Archbishop sisinnius i of constantinople   

1069  Death of Godfried ii: With the beard, duke of neder-lutherans,   

1257  Death of John i: Count of hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  Death of John von neumarkt: German bishop/chancellor karel iv,   

1453  Death of John dunstable: English composer,   

1524  Death of Vasco da gama: Portuguese explorer/viceroy of cochin,   

1541  Andreas r bodenstein von carlstadt: Radical lutheran,   

1548  Maximilian of egmond: Dutch count/stadholder of frisia,