Page 5: Historical Events In December - 21

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

1937  Snow White the first feature-length color and sound cartoon premiers on December - 21.   

1937  The birth of Jane Fonda, American actress on this day in history.   

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

1937  Frank Kellog, US foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on December - 21.   

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

1940  On December - 21 f Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44   

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

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

1942  US Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1945  "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 219 performances on December - 21.   

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

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

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 December - 21.   

1949  On December - 21 dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia   

1950  Cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 perfs on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history first helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation.   

1951  On this day in history joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

1952  On December - 21 broadway Tunnel opens in SF   

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 this day in history.   

1955  Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history lewis M Terman, psychologist (Genetic studies of genius), dies at 79   

1957  Indonesia proclaims end to state of war on this day in history.   

1957  On December - 21 eric Coates, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

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  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1628  On December - 21 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  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

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 December - 21.   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

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