Page 5: Historical Events In December - 15
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1909 On December - 15 francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57
1913 Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award)
1914 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1914 On this day in history ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)
1915 On December - 15 jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral
1916 On December - 15 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun
1916 On this day in history maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)
1917 On December - 15 moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia
1918 On December - 15 american Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting
1918 Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow) on December - 15.
1919 On December - 15 edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC
1919 On this day in history ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)
1921 On December - 15 bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin)
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 December - 15.
1923 On December - 15 freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
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 On December - 15 1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1
1925 On December - 15 sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager
1926 Facist national symbol elevated in Italy on December - 15.
1927 Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads on this day in history.
1928 Jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel) on this day in history.
1929 On December - 15 walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro
1929 On December - 15 keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63)
1930 The birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist on December - 15.
1930 Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) on this day in history.
1930 Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62) on this day in history.
1931 Evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day) on this day in history.
1932 Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15
1933 On December - 15 jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)
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