Historical Events In December - 12

1913  On this day in history the "Mona Lisa," stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered   

1913  "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered on December - 12.   

1913  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park) on this day in history.   

1914  The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 24.39% on December - 12.   

1914  Denis Begbie, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50) on December - 12.   

1914  On December - 12 watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La   

1915  On December - 12 the birth of Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor   

1915  The first all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany on December - 12.   

1915  On December - 12 1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau Germany   

1915  On this day in history frank Sinatra, Hoboken, vocalist/actor (old blue eyes)   

1916  Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history french troop train derails in French Alps killing 543   

1917  On December - 12 rev Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha NB   

1917  On this day in history edward Firth Henderson, arabist   

1918  On this day in history joe Williams, Cordele Ga, jazz singer (Everyday I have the Blues)   

1920  Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris on December - 12.   

1920  On December - 12 fred Kida, American comics artist   

1920  On December - 12 olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75   

1921  On this day in history henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies   

1922  On this day in history arthur R Hawkins, US pilot/capt (WW II, downed 14 Japanese planes)   

1923  On this day in history bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right)   

1923  On December - 12 raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20   

1924  On this day in history edward I Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court)   

1925  On this day in history arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo   

1925  On this day in history last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over   

1925  On December - 12 cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor   

1926  On this day in history leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st Pianoconcert   

1926  Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77 on December - 12.   

1927  On this day in history heinrich Reitsch, composer, dies at 67   

1928  On December - 12 nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in NYC   

1928  Aitmatow, writer on this day in history.   

1929  On December - 12 doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's)   

1930  Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book on December - 12.   

1931  On this day in history japanese Govt of Imukai forms   

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on this day in history.   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1574  Anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619) was born on December - 12.   

1579  On this day in history birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1610  On December - 12 birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)   

1630  On December - 12 birth of olof Rudbeck, composer   

1659  Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739) was born on December - 12.   

0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

1263  On December - 12 hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  On December - 12 death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  On this day in history death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  On this day in history john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies