This day in History - December 1

438 Historic Events for December 1
1918 Event Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence
1918 Birth Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire
1919 Event Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament
1919 Birth Ike Isaacs, guitarist
1919 Event AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester
1919 Birth Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81)
1921 Birth Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)
1921 Event 1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight
1921 Event US Post Office establishes philatelic agency
1922 Birth Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)
1922 Event 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF
1922 Event Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns
1922 Birth Paul Picerni, NYC, actor (Agent Lee Hobson-Untouchables)
1923 Event CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto
1923 Birth Stansfield Turner, CIA director
1924 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in NYC
1924 Event Calles becomes president of M‚xico
1925 Event Treaty of Locarno signed
1925 Death Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54
1925 Birth David Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels)
1925 Birth Jordan Klein, Miami Fla, cameraman/director (Thunderball)
1925 Birth Jaime Mendoza-Nava, composer
1926 Birth Robert Symonds, Bristow Okla, actor (Robert E Lee-Blue and Gray)
1926 Birth Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds)
1926 Birth Keith Michell, Adelaide Australia, actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII)