Historical Events In December - 21

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

1937  On December - 21 snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers   

1937  On December - 21 the birth of Jane Fonda, American actress   

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

1937  On December - 21 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 this day in history hMS AUDACITY, sunk east of Azores by 3 torpedoes from German U-751.   

1941  On December - 21 chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point   

1942  US Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal on December - 21.   

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

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

1944  On December - 21 cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

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

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

1946  "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances on December - 21.   

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

1948  On December - 21 seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged   

1949  On this day in history dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia   

1950  On this day in history 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  On this day in history joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  Broadway Tunnel opens in SF on December - 21.   

1953  KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

1955  On December - 21 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  Indonesia proclaims end to state of war on this day in history.   

1957  Eric Coates, composer, dies at 71 on December - 21.   

1958  On December - 21 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  Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy" on December - 21.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on December - 21.   

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  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.   

1295  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on December - 21.   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

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

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