Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21

1936  On December - 21 bradman's 2nd consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80   

1937  On December - 21 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  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1939  Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B" on this day in history.   

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

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

1941  Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point on December - 21.   

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

1942  On this day in history leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63   

1943  USS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December on this day in history.   

1944  Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP on December - 21.   

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

1945  On December - 21 george S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60   

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

1948  O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place on December - 21.   

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  Cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs on this day in history.   

1951  First helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on December - 21.   

1953  On this day in history kOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

1954  Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) on December - 21.   

1955  On this day in history dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

1956  Lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79 on December - 21.   

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

1957  On this day in history eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

1958  On December - 21 charles de Gaulle elected President of France   

1958  On December - 21 charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st pres of 5th Rep of France   

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

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

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  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

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

1596  On December - 21 birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.   

1616  On this day in history 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  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

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

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.