413 Historic Events for December 12
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| 1889 |
Death |
Robert Browning, English poet (Ring and Book), dies at 77
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Vaclav Stepan, composer
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], Romania, actor (10 Commandments)
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Eslanda Goode, US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson
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| 1897 |
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Anti-Jewish violence breaks out in Bucharest Romania
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| 1897 |
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Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in NY Journal
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| 1898 |
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1st 1st-class game between NSW and Tasmania
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| 1899 |
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George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee
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| 1899 |
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1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii
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| 1900 |
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National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," composed
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| 1901 |
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Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US
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| 1902 |
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Howard Koch, screenwriter
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| 1903 |
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Roger Casement completes report about abuses in Belgian Congo
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Enid Balint-Edmonds, psychoanalyst
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Jim Christy, righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland and S Africa)
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| 1904 |
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CMS McClellans "Leah Kleschna," premieres in NYC
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| 1906 |
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Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish govt member, appointed Sec of Commerce
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| 1906 |
Birth |
William C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Season restaurant, NYC)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Roy Douglas, composer
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Fred Elizalde, composer
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| 1907 |
Birth |
F van Heek, Dutch sociologist
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Anna Russell, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Yusef Bedri, educationist
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| 1912 |
Death |
Luitpold von Bayern, prince-regent of Bayern, dies at 91
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