Page 4: Historical Events In December - 13

1906  German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament on this day in history.   

1906  On December - 13 ingemar Liljefors, composer   

1907  George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut v Australia SCG on this day in history.   

1908  On December - 13 victor Babin, composer   

1909  On this day in history innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, dies at 53 [OS 11/30]   

1910  On December - 13 lillian Roth, [Rutstein], singer/actress (Animal Crackers)   

1911  Kenneth Patchen, US, poet/novelist (Cloth of the Tempest) on this day in history.   

1911  On December - 13 reg Duff, cricketer (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies   

1912  Max Croiset, Dutch actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark) [or Aug 13] on December - 13.   

1913  Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre on this day in history.   

1913  Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60) on this day in history.   

1914  Alan L Bullock, British historian on this day in history.   

1915  Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77) on this day in history.   

1916  Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

1917  Dave Street, LA Calif, actor/singer (Broadway Open House) on this day in history.   

1918  US army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany on this day in history.   

1918  Wilson, becomes first to make a foreign visit as president (France) on December - 13.   

1918  On December - 13 uS army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany   

1919  Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on this day in history.   

1919  Ross & Smith land in Australia from a flight from London on December - 13.   

1919  On December - 13 amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

1920  On this day in history f Pease's interferometer measures first stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)   

1920  On December - 13 f Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)   

1920  Don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history frederick Martin, cricketer (14 wkts in 2 Tests for Eng 1890-92), dies   

1922  On December - 13 charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps   

1923  Fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP) on December - 13.   

1924  On December - 13 kOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions   

1924  On December - 13 larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians)   

1924  Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1925  The birth of Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian, of stage and screen on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history dick Van Dyke, West Plains Mo, actor (Rob Petrie-Dick Van Dyke Show)   

1926  Carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers) on this day in history.   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

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

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

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

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

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  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.   

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)