Historical Events In December - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1909 Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1913 On December - 15 muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award)
1914 On December - 15 after being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster
1914 Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow on December - 15.
1914 Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII) on this day in history.
1915 On December - 15 jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral
1916 French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on this day in history.
1916 Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.
1917 On December - 15 moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia
1918 On December - 15 american Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting
1918 On December - 15 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)
1919 Edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1919 On December - 15 ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)
1921 Bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin) on December - 15.
1922 IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague on this day in history.
1922 Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" on this day in history.
1923 Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist on this day in history.
1924 On December - 15 ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin)
1925 First road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic on this day in history.
1925 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1 on December - 15.
1925 Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager on this day in history.
1926 On December - 15 facist national symbol elevated in Italy
1927 Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads on December - 15.
1928 On December - 15 jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel)
1929 Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro on December - 15.
1929 On December - 15 keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63)
1930 On this day in history the birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist
1930 Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62)
1931 On this day in history evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day)
1932 Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace) on December - 15.
1933 Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15 on December - 15.
1933 Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy) on December - 15.
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