Historical Events In December - 09

1910  On this day in history french troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir   

1910  On this day in history dick Elffers, Dutch graphic artist/painter (Holland Festival)   

1911  Broderick Crawford, Phila, actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history fred Engelen, Flemish actor/director [or Dec 12]   

1913  On December - 09 heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris   

1914  On December - 09 frances Reid, American actress   

1915  On this day in history colin McCool, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s)   

1916  Canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles on December - 09.   

1916  The birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor on December - 09.   

1916  Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

1917  On December - 09 british forces capture Jerusalem   

1917  British forces under General Allenby capture Jerusalem on December - 09.   

1918  On December - 09 french troops occupies Mainz   

1918  On this day in history jerome Beatty Jr., American author   

1919  On this day in history william Lipscomb, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

1920  Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish president   

1922  Redd Foxx, St Louis Mo, comedian (Sandford & Son, Redd Foxx Show) on this day in history.   

1924  Dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed on this day in history.   

1924  On December - 09 bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70   

1925  On this day in history aL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 & raise to $40,000   

1925  On December - 09 dina Merrill, NYC, actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8)   

1925  On this day in history eugene Gigout, composer, dies at 81   

1926  USGA leagalizes steel shaft golf clubs on this day in history.   

1927  Pierre Henry, composer on this day in history.   

1928  On December - 09 dick Van Patten, Queens NY, actor (Tom Bradford-8 is Enough)   

1929  Bob Hawke, cricketer (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954) on December - 09.   

1929  Willis Cuttell, cricketer (two Tests England v S Africa 1899), dies on this day in history.   

1930  Buck Henry, NYC, screenwriter/comedian (SNL, Get Smart) on this day in history.   

1930  Jim Slight, cricketer (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies on this day in history.   

1931  Spain becomes a republic on December - 09.   

1931  On this day in history benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in NYC   

1931  On this day in history william Reynolds, American actor   

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1392  On this day in history birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

1571  On this day in history birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect   

1579  On December - 09 birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

1579  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

1581  On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1165  On December - 09 malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24   

1292  On this day in history sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies   

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1544  On this day in history death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)   

1565  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on this day in history.   

1625  On December - 09 ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78   

1636  On this day in history giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90