Historical Events In December - 21

1936  Bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80 on December - 21.   

1937  On this day in history snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers   

1937  The birth of Jane Fonda, American actress on this day in history.   

1937  1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) on December - 21.   

1937  On this day in history frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1939  On this day in history hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B"   

1940  F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 21 hMS AUDACITY, sunk east of Azores by 3 torpedoes from German U-751.   

1941  Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history uS Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal   

1942  Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 21 uSS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December.   

1944  On this day in history cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

1945  On this day in history "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 219 performances   

1945  On this day in history george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

1946  "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances on this day in history.   

1948  O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place on this day in history.   

1948  Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged on this day in history.   

1949  Dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia on December - 21.   

1950  On December - 21 cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs   

1951  First helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation on December - 21.   

1951  Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement on December - 21.   

1952  Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on this day in history.   

1953  KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting on December - 21.   

1954  On December - 21 dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on December - 21.   

1956  On this day in history lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  On December - 21 indonesia proclaims end to state of war   

1957  On December - 21 eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  On this day in history charles de Gaulle elected President of France   

1958  Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France on December - 21.   

1958  H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 21 10th largest snowfall in NYC history (13.7")   

1961  On this day in history beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On December - 21 birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter