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12/01/1886
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Rex Stout, mystery writer (Nero Wolf)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1886
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Willem E Crown, Antillian writer
Type: Birth
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12/01/1887
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Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"
Type: Event
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12/01/1887
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Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao
Type: Event
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12/01/1887
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Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78
Type: Death
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12/01/1888
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Benjamin Cr‚mieux, French author (Le premier the la Classe)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1891
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Foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer (wreck laws)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1891
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James Naismith creates the game of basketball
Type: Event
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12/01/1892
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? de Bruyne, Belgian sergeant in Congo, murdered
Type: Death
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12/01/1892
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Joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered
Type: Death
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12/01/1893
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Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76
Type: Death
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12/01/1893
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Herman Griffith, cricketer (pioneering WI pace bowler)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1893
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Ernst Toller, writer
Type: Birth
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12/01/1896
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Petko Staynov, composer
Type: Birth
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12/01/1896
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1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)
Type: Event
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12/01/1897
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Manuel A Neat, Cura‡aos author (Nobleza di Coerazon)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1898
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Cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1899
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Robert Welch, found John Birch Society
Type: Birth
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12/01/1900
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South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders
Type: Event
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12/01/1901
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George Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies
Type: Death
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12/01/1901
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Dorothy James, composer
Type: Birth
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12/01/1902
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Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1903
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"The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released
Type: Event
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12/01/1904
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W A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president
Type: Birth
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12/01/1905
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Ida Carroll, musician
Type: Birth
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12/01/1905
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Charles Finney, US, author (Circus of Dr Lao)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1906
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Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris)
Type: Event
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12/01/1906
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Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of K”penick) sentenced to 4 yrs
Type: Event
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12/01/1906
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Jean Cartan, composer
Type: Birth
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12/01/1909
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1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa
Type: Event
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12/01/1909
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1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef
Type: Event
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12/01/1909
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Jan Koplowitz, writer
Type: Birth
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12/01/1910
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Dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina
Type: Birth
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12/01/1910
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Joel Fluellen, LA, actor (Burning Cross, Learning Tree)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1911
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Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1911
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Wim van Nuland, [Willem C M”hlmann], Dutch priest/writer (Doorstep)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1912
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Minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1912
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Terence Beckles, pianist/teacher
Type: Birth
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12/01/1913
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Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)
Type: Event
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12/01/1913
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Mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom
Type: Birth
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12/01/1913
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1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)
Type: Event
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12/01/1914
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Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1914
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Johnny Johnston, St Louis Mo, singer (Make that Spare)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1916
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Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58
Type: Death
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12/01/1917
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Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb
Type: Event
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12/01/1917
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William Tracy, Pitts, actor (To the Shores of Tripoli)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1917
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Marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1918
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Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established
Type: Event
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12/01/1918
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Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade
Type: Event
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12/01/1918
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Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown
Type: Event
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