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1915
May 24
| 1915 • October 14 – WWI: Battle of Loos: British forces take the French town of Loos but with substantial casualties and are unable to press their advantage. This is the first time the British use poison gas in World War I and also their first large-scale use of 'New' or Kitchener's Army units. |
1939
Dec 19
Age: 24y
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marriageLeo B DiLorenzo Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1939 • Major League Baseball's Lou Gehrig, the legendary Yankee first baseman known as "The Iron Horse", ends his 2,130 consecutive games played streak after contracting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The record stands for 56 years before Cal Ripken, Jr. plays 2,131 consecutive games. |
1981
Dec 10
Age: 66y
| 1981 • Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected President of Egypt 1 week after Anwar Sadat's assassination. |