Page 4: Historical Events In December - 07

1909  Leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite) on December - 07.   

1909  On December - 07 jacob Kainen, artist/curator   

1910  Edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in NYC   

1912  On this day in history bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt   

1912  On December - 07 daniel Jones, composer   

1912  On December - 07 george Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies   

1914  Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948) on December - 07.   

1915  On this day in history the birth of Eli Wallach, American actor   

1915  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], US, sci-fi author (Ginger Star) on December - 07.   

1916  David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history british govt of David Lloyd George forms   

1917  On December - 07 uS becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I   

1917  On this day in history leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91   

1918  Jorunn Vidar, composer on this day in history.   

1919  Ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group) on December - 07.   

1920  On December - 07 nSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81   

1920  Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist on December - 07.   

1921  On this day in history kWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions   

1921  Arne Dorumsgaard, composer on December - 07.   

1923  On this day in history ted Knight, Terryville Ct, (Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort)   

1924  On this day in history german election (Social Democrats win/Nazis & Communists lose)   

1925  On December - 07 biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St NYC   

1925  Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver on December - 07.   

1926  Gas refrigerator patented on December - 07.   

1926  Victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots) on December - 07.   

1927  On this day in history vlastimir Pericic, composer   

1928  Noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar) on December - 07.   

1929  Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 mins on this day in history.   

1930  On December - 07 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing   

1930  On this day in history richard Felciano, composer   

1931  On December - 07 the last Ford Model A was produced on this day. The Ford motor works were then shut down for six months for retooling.   

1931  Bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1932  First gyro-stabilized vessel to cross the Atlantic arrives in New York on this day in history.   

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0521  On this day in history birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)   

0043  On December - 07 death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  On December - 07 death of pope Eutychian   

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies   

1279  On this day in history death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)   

1295  On this day in history death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.   

1498  On December - 07 death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist