Historical Events In December - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1892 F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) on December - 06.
1892 On December - 06 e Werner von Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens AG), dies at 75
1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) on December - 06.
1896 The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George on this day in history.
1896 On December - 06 d T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura
1896 On December - 06 arnold Foster, composer
1897 London becomes the world's first city to host licenced taxicabs on this day in history.
1897 John Axel Fernstrom, composer on this day in history.
1898 Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist on this day in history.
1899 Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith on December - 06.
1900 Agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born on this day in history.
1900 Journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec on December - 06.
1902 Virgilio Mortari, composer on this day in history.
1903 Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders on this day in history.
1903 Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1904 On December - 06 theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary)
1904 On this day in history eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie
1906 Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Mass, actress (Endora-Bewitched) on December - 06.
1907 On this day in history coal mine explosions in Monongah WV, kills 361
1907 Coal mine explosions in Monongah, WV, kills 361 on this day in history.
1909 Alan McGilvray, cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC) on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary
1912 On December - 06 china votes for universal human rights
1913 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo on December - 06.
1913 On this day in history eleanor Holm, NYC, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)
1914 On December - 06 german troops over run Lodz
1914 Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs & England opener) on this day in history.
1914 Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47 on December - 06.
1916 German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest on this day in history.
1917 On this day in history at 9 05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel.
1917 On December - 06 finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)
1917 On this day in history at 9:05 A.M., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating man-made explosion in the pre-nuclear age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes twenty minutes after colliding with another vessel.
1918 On December - 06 granville James Leveson Gower, land owner
1920 On this day in history dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice)
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