438 Historic Events for December 1
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| 1926 |
Death |
Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Grant Beglarian, composer
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| 1928 |
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CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton
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| 1928 |
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Railroad museum opens in Utrecht Neth
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Dick Shawn, Buffalo NY, actor (Producers, Maid to Order, Angel)
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| 1929 |
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Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Leon Biriotti, composer
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Emily McLaughlin, White Plains NY, actress (Jessie-General Hospital)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Alan Mouncer, film director/producer
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| 1930 |
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NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty
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| 1930 |
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Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent
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| 1931 |
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Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Robert T Herres, Denver Colo, USAF/astronaut
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| 1932 |
Death |
Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61
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| 1933 |
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Rudolf Hess and Earnest R”hm become a minister in Hitler govt
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| 1934 |
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Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov assassinated, used by Stalin as the excuse to begin the Great Purge of 1934-38.
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Hilly Axwijk, Suriname social worker
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Billy Paul, Phila, singer (Me and Mrs Jones)
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| 1934 |
Death |
Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Lou Rawls, Chic Ill, vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man)
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| 1935 |
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Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Woody Allen, [Allen Konigsberg], Bkln, actor (Zelig, Annie Hall)
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| 1935 |
Death |
Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Roger Christian, US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
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| 1936 |
Event |
2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)
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