Historical Events In December - 13

1928  On this day in history george Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York NY)   

1928  Clip-on tie designed on December - 13.   

1928  W Gordon Smith, playwright on December - 13.   

1929  On this day in history the birth of Christopher Plummer, Stage and screen actor   

1929  On this day in history albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital)   

1929  On this day in history knut Algot Hakanson, composer, dies at 42   

1930  George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history genevieve Page, actress (Day & the Hour)   

1934  On this day in history mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St NYC   

1934  Richard Darryl Zanuck, film producer/executive on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)   

1935  On December - 13 john Nicolson, cricketer (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies   

1936  On December - 13 final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Wash DC   

1938  On December - 13 "Aryanization" decree is enacted, all Jewish property is transferred to Aryan possession.   

1938  On this day in history los Angeles freezes at 28ø   

1938  On this day in history los Angeles freezes at 28°F   

1939  Battle at La Plata on December - 13.   

1940  Dusty Tapscott, cricket (bro of Doodles, 4&1 in only S Af Test), dies on this day in history.   

1941  German occupiers forbid National Front & Netherland Union on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 13 seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader   

1942  On this day in history eleanor Everest Freer, composer, dies at 78   

1943  150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol on December - 13.   

1944  On December - 13 japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138   

1944  On December - 13 lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34   

1945  On December - 13 robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide   

1946  On this day in history leon Blum elected French premier   

1947  Maine Turnpike opens to traffic on December - 13.   

1947  "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International NYC after 11 perfs on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history knesset votes to transfer Israel's capitol to Jerusalem   

1949  AL votes down proposal to revive spitball on this day in history.   

1950  "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 perfs on December - 13.   

1951  Future British PM Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher on December - 13.   

1951  On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73   

1953  On December - 13 kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1124  On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1404  On this day in history albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)