Historical Events
- 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered in Berkeley, California
Famous Weddings
Mary Leakey & Louis Leakey
Paleoanthropologist Mary Nicol (23) weds archaeologist Louis Leakey (33) in England
Famous Deaths
- Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (discovery and descriptions of the Neandertal remains from the Huŝnjakova rock shelter at Krapina in northwestern Croatia), dies at 80
Died in 1936 1936 Highlights
About December 24, 1936
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 87 years, 4 months and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Capricorn
