December 1913 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1913 Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2 38).
• 02 Dec 1913 Archdiocese of Managua created.
• 08 Dec 1913 Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
• 09 Dec 1913 Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris.
• 10 Dec 1913 Kamerlingh Onnes receives Nobel Prize for physics.
• 12 Dec 1913 Mona Lisa, stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered
• 13 Dec 1913 Mona Lisa stolen in August 1911 returned to Louvre
• 14 Dec 1913 Greece formally takes possession of Crete.
• 15 Dec 1913 Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention.
• 16 Dec 1913 Charlie Chaplin begins his film career at Keystone for $150 a week.
• 19 Dec 1913 Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for hw boxing title.
• 21 Dec 1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World
• 23 Dec 1913 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law
• 24 Dec 1913 In the Italian Hall Disaster, seventy-three men, women, and children are trampled to death when someone falsely yells quotfirequot at a crowded Christmas party.
• 30 Dec 1913 Barnes takes 17 wickets versus South Africa (8-56 and 9-103).

Famous Birthday

• Jean Marais

  French actor with rugged handsome features who often played athletic roles and became one of France's most durable screen heroes from his...

• Willy Brandt

  German politician, the Chancellor of West Germany from 1969-1974.

• Véra Clouzot
• Tony Martin (American singer)
• Mary Martin

  American actress and singer who first sang "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" in the 1938 Broadway musical "Leave It To Me," followed by many...

• Archie Moore (boxer)
• Eleanor Holm

  American swimmer and actress (d. 2004).

• Henri Nannen

  German publisher and editor-in-chief of Stern magazine from 1948.

• Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author)
• Mark Robson

  Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1978).

• Jerry Sohl
• Saburo Takata

  composer.

• Morton Gould Richmond Hill New York

  unbelievably prolific composer (Verdun).

• Fred Joerger in Illinois

  USA; designer and architect of Disneyland attractions 1953+, retires 1979, named Disney Legend 2001.

• Rik Jacobs

  Flemish stage manager.

• John Wyndham

  Pope-Hennessy English art historian.

• Eleanor Holm New York City

  New York, 100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932).

• Donald Phillips

  Pianist / composer.

• Jimmy Carroll New York City

  New York, pianist (Most Important People).

• Svend Simon

  Schultz composer.

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Famous Deaths

• Emperor Menelek

  II of Ethiopia (Born 1844).

• Stefano Gobatti composer

  dies at age 61.

• Menelik II King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)

  dies at age 69.

• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano

  Italian religious figure (Born 1828).

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. American Quartet - Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay
2. Ada Jones & Billy Murray - On the Old Front Porch
3. Henry Burr - Peg O' My Heart
4. Billy Murray & Helen Clark - Come on Over Here
5. Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - On the Honeymoon Express