354 Historic Events for December 9
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| 1894 |
Birth |
Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket RI, actor (Anywhere USA)
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| 1894 |
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Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium
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| 1897 |
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Hermione Gingold, London England, actress (Gigi, Music Man)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Emmett Kelly, Sedan KS, circus clown (Weary Willie)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Jean de Brunhoff, France, children's book author (Babar the Elephant)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor (Double Dynamite)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Leonie Fuller Adams, US poetess (Those not elected)
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| 1900 |
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Dutch Pres Paul Kruger and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Od”n [Edmund] von Horvath, Hungarian/Austrian playwright
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Richard A Butler, England, Dutch min of Finance/Foreign affairs
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Margaret Hamilton, Cleveland OH, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz)
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| 1902 |
Event |
AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY
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| 1903 |
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Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Roger Wolcott Sperry, physicist
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| 1905 |
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French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state
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| 1905 |
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Richard Strauss' opera "Salome," premiers in Dresden
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| 1905 |
Death |
Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Dalton Trumbo, US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Grace Murray Hopper, computer innovator
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Freddy Martin, Cleve Oh, orch leader (started Merv Griffin)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Greet Koeman, Dutch singer
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| 1906 |
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NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed US Senate commission on the Congo
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| 1907 |
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1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office)
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| 1907 |
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Gustav Mahler departs Vienna
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