Page 14: Historical Events In 1905

Dec 02   Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer.   

Dec 03   Leslie Ames, cricketer (England wicket-keeper of 30's Outstanding bat)   

Dec 04   British government of Balfour steps down   

Dec 04   Emilio Médici, president Brazil (1969-74)   

Dec 05   Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) is recorded as becoming PM of England.   

Dec 05   Otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus)   

Dec 07   Gerard Kuiper, Dutch/US astronomer (moons of Uranus, Neptune).   

Dec 08   Charles Cushing, composer   

Dec 09   Dalton Trumbo, US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun).   

Dec 09   French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state   

Dec 09   Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66.   

Dec 11   120°F (49°C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record).   

Dec 11   Eugen Fink, German philosopher.   

Dec 14   Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

Dec 15   Ferenc Farkas, composer.   

Dec 15   The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.   

Dec 16   "Variety," covering all phases of show business, 1st published.   

Dec 16   "Variety," covering all phases of show business, inaugural published.   

Dec 16   Piet Hein, poet/inventor.   

Dec 17   Joseph Heifitz, film director   

Dec 18   H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW v Qld)   

Dec 18   Richard Sturzenegger, composer.   

Dec 19   Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer   

Dec 20   "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)   

Dec 21   Anthony Powell, England, novelist (Infants of Spring)   

Dec 23   Arn Bjornsson, composer   

Dec 24   Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator.   

Dec 24   Howard Hughes born   

Dec 24   Howard Hughes, American tycoon is born.   

Dec 25   V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste," premieres in NYC   

Dec 27   M A Noble scores 281 (369 mins, 21 fours) NSW v Victoria   

Dec 28   Cliff Arquette, Toledo Oh, comedian (Charlie Weaver)   

Dec 28   Intercollegiate Athletic Assn of US founded (is recorded as becoming NCAA in 1910).   

Dec 30   Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher.   

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Jan 01   Melvin price: (rep-d-il, 1945- )   

Jan 01   StanisÅ‚aw mazur: Polish mathematician   

Jan 01   Kamatari fujiwara: Japanese actor    

Jan 02   Michael kemp tippett: English composer/conductor (child of our time)   

Jan 02   Lev schnirelmann: Russian mathematician    

Jan 03   Dante giacosa: Engineer/designer   

Jan 03   Ray milland: Neath wales, actor (lost weekend-acad award 1945)   

Jan 03   Anna may wong: American actress    

Jan 10   Kārlis baumanis: Latvian composer (b. 1835)   

Jan 11   Yehudah aryeh leib alter: Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)   

Jan 13   George thorn: Premier of queensland (b. 1838)   

Jan 14   Ernst abbe: German physicist (carl zeiss optics company),   

Jan 19   Debendranath tagore: Indian philosopher (b. 1817)   

Jan 20   Stanislaw pilinski: Composer,    

Feb 01   Oswald aschenbach: German painter,   

Feb 04   Louis-ernest barrias: French sculptor (b. 1841)