100 years anniversary |
12 Dec 1925
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birth
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Cora Lee Johnson: Social activist for rural poor
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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Arthur Heinman coins term "motel, " opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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Cossack officer / ex-premier Reza Chan becomes shah of Persia
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over
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12 Dec 1925
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birth
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Vladimir Shainsky, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer |
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12 Dec 1925
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birth
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Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian journalist and poet (d. 2000) |
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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The Majlis of Iran votes to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Iran, starting the Pahlavi dynasty. |
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12 Dec 1925
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birth
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Cora Lee Johnson social activist for rural poor
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12 Dec 1925
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birth
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D G "Dattu" Phadkar cricketer (pace bowling all-rounder for India)
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12 Dec 1925
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birth
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Ghulam Guard cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959)
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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Arthur Heinman coins term "motel", opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over
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12 Dec 1925
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event
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Cossack officer/ex-premier Reza Chan becomes shah of Persia
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75 years anniversary |
12 Dec 1950
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birth
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Billy Smith: Ontario, Canada -- NHL goaltender (NY Islanders)
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12 Dec 1950
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event
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16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB)
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12 Dec 1950
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event
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Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule
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12 Dec 1950
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birth
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Heiner Flassbeck, German economist, professor, publicist, political counselor and State Secretary |
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12 Dec 1950
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birth
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Rajinikanth, Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter |
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12 Dec 1950
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birth
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Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist |
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12 Dec 1950
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birth
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Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
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12 Dec 1950
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event
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Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services. |
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12 Dec 1950
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birth
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Billy Smith Ontario, NHL goaltender (New York Islanders)
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12 Dec 1950
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event
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16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB)
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12 Dec 1950
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event
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Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus & high school rule
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50 years anniversary |
12 Dec 1975
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event
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Gas stove explodes and starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia)
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12 Dec 1975
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event
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Sara Jane Moore pled guilty of trying to kill President Gerald Ford
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12 Dec 1975
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birth
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Mayim Bialik, American actress and singer |
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12 Dec 1975
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birth
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Wesley Charles, Vincentian footballer |
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12 Dec 1975
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birth
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Craig Moore, Australian footballer and manager |
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12 Dec 1975
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birth
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Houko Kuwashima, Japanese voice actress and singer |
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12 Dec 1975
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birth
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Mayim Winkelman Bialik San Diego CA, actress (Blossom, Beaches)
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12 Dec 1975
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event
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Gas stove explodes & starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia)
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12 Dec 1975
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event
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Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford
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25 years anniversary |
12 Dec 2000
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death
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George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916) |
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12 Dec 2000
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death
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Ndabaningi Sithole, Zimbabwean militant leader, founded Zimbabwe African National Union (b. 1920) |
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12 Dec 2000
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event
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The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore. |
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20 years anniversary |
12 Dec 2005
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death
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Ramanand Sagar, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917) |
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12 Dec 2005
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death
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Annette Stroyberg, Danish actress (b. 1936) |
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12 Dec 2005
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death
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Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician (b. 1957) |
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15 years anniversary |
12 Dec 2010
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death
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Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver, founded Tom Walkinshaw Racing (b. 1946) |
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