Historical Events
Bakelite: the Birth of Plastic
Inventor Leo Baekeland patents the first thermo-setting plastic, Bakelite, sparking the birth of the plastics industry
Famous Birthdays
- Arch Oboler, American director, screen and radio writer, and producer (Lights Out, Bwana Devil), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
- Jacob Kainen, American painter and curator, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001)
Famous Deaths
- Whitcomb Judson, American inventor (zipper), dies at 63
Died in 1909 1909 Highlights
About December 7, 1909
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 114 years, 4 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot