Page 3: Historical Events In December - 28

1869  The Knights of Labor, a union of Philadelphia, PA tailors, hold the inaugural Labor Day ceremonies in the US.   

1869  William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon OH, patents chewing gum.   

1869  William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum.   

1870  Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72.   

1877  John Stevens, WI, applies for patent on flour rolling mill   

1877  John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill   

1878  Pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism.   

1878  In this year, Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism).   

1878  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90   

1879  North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot).   

1880  Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet.   

1882  Arthur Eddington, England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician.   

1883  A Wolfenstein, writer.   

1884  Joseph Pholien, Belgian premier (1950-52)/communist hunter   

1884  Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist/publisher, dies at 56   

1887  Sir John Layton Jarvis, inaugural British race horse trainer knighted   

1887  Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted   

1887  Charles Dingle.   

1888  Gabriel von Wayditch, composer.   

1889  Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau   

1890  Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China).   

1891  Alfred Cellier, composer, dies at 47.   

1893  French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu.   

1894  Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders)   

1895  World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris   

1895  The Lumiere brothers, 19th century film makers, held their inaugural commercial screening.   

1896  Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks)   

1897  Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, premieres in Paris.   

1897  Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris.   

1902  Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US   

1902  1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (MSG, NYC).   

1902  Mortimer J Adler, NYC, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica)   

1903  Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC   

1903  John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938)   

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1484  Joachim vadianus: [von watt], swiss physician/mayor of sankt gallen   

1522  Margaret of austria: Regent of the netherlands   

1619  Antoine furetière: French writer   

1631  Ludolf backhuysen: Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist   

1635  Princess elizabeth of england: Princess elizabeth of england (d. 1650)   

1655  Charles cornwallis: 3rd baron cornwallis, first lord of the british admiralty   

1665  George fitzroy: 1st duke of northumberland, british general   

1694  Ceslav vanura: Composer   

0300  Death of Theonas: Patriarch of alexandria   

1367  Ashikaga yoshiakira: Japanese shogun (b. 1330)   

1446  Death of Clemens viii: [aegyd munoz], spanish anti-pope (1423-29),   

1503  Death of Piero di lorenzo de' medici: Ruler of florence (b. 1471)   

1542  Death of Albert pigge: [pighius], dutch theologist/astronomer,   

1622  Death of Francois de sales: French bishop of geneva/writer/saint,   

1663  Francesco maria grimaldi: Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)   

1671  Death of Johann friedrich gronovius: German classical scholar (b. 1611)