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12/01/1936
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Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use
Type: Event
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12/01/1936
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EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants
Type: Event
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12/01/1937
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Gordon Crosse, Bury Lancashire England, composer (Grace of Todd)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1937
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Japan recognizes Franco govt
Type: Event
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12/01/1938
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School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah
Type: Event
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12/01/1938
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Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker (Teen Beat, All Night Long)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1938
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Bill Playle, cricketer (NZ batsman in 8 Tests without distinction)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1939
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Dianne Lennon, LA Calif, singer (Lennon Sisters)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1939
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SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews
Type: Event
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12/01/1939
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Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79
Type: Death
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12/01/1939
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Lee Buck Trevino, Dallas Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1968, 71)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1940
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Matthias Habich, actor (Straight to the Heart, A Corps Perdu)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1940
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Richard Pryor, Ill, comedian/actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1940
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Ron Finn, Toronto, NHL linesman
Type: Birth
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12/01/1940
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Mike Denness, cricketer (England batsman and captain mid-70s)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1941
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Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies
Type: Death
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12/01/1941
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British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python
Type: Event
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12/01/1941
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Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war
Type: Event
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12/01/1941
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Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years
Type: Event
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12/01/1941
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US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes
Type: Event
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12/01/1942
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Gasoline rationed in US
Type: Event
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12/01/1942
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John Crowley, US, sci-fi author (Deep, Beasts, Novelty)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1942
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Peter Kalikow, Queens NYC, real estate developer/publisher (NY Post)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1943
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FDR, Churchill and Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day)
Type: Event
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12/01/1943
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Nicholas Peter Negroponte, NYC, founder/director (Media Lab at MIT)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1943
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Orton Enderlein, German FR, luge (Olympic-gold-1964)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1944
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Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres
Type: Event
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12/01/1944
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B‚la Bart•k's Concerto for orchestra, premieres
Type: Event
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12/01/1944
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Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands
Type: Event
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12/01/1945
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Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64
Type: Death
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12/01/1945
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Bette Midler, Patterson NJ, singer/actress (Do You Want to Dance?)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1945
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Ross Edwards, cricketer (Aussie middle-order bat of the 70's)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1945
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John Densmore, LA, drummer (Doors-C'mon Light My Fire)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1945
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CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto
Type: Event
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12/01/1946
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Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle (Olympic-gold-1972)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1946
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Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer (Alone Again Naturally)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1946
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Australia compile 645 v India at the Gabba (Bradman 187)
Type: Event
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12/01/1947
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Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test v India at the Gabba
Type: Event
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12/01/1947
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Hardy, mathematician, dies
Type: Death
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12/01/1947
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Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72
Type: Death
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12/01/1947
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India cricket all out for 58 v Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2
Type: Event
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12/01/1948
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Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine
Type: Event
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12/01/1948
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Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player
Type: Event
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12/01/1948
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Sarfraz Nawaz, cricketer (successful Pakistani pace bowler 1969-84)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1949
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Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron
Type: Birth
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12/01/1949
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WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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12/01/1949
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WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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12/01/1950
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Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55
Type: Death
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12/01/1950
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Richard Keith, Lafayette La, actor (Little Ricky-I Love Lucy)
Type: Birth
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12/01/1951
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Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59
Type: Death
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