Historical Events In December - 09
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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