Deaths on December 11

Myron Grimshaw

Died on December 11, 1936

Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (b. 1875)

Myron Frederick "Moose" Grimshaw (November 30, 1875 – December 11, 1936) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1907 for the Boston Americans. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 173 lb., Grimshaw was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Johnsville, New York, but raised in Canajoharie, New York.

In a three-season career, Grimshaw was a .256 hitter (229-for-894) with four home runs and 116 RBI in 259 games, including 104 runs, 31 doubles, 16 triples, and 15 stolen bases.

Grimshaw died on December 11, 1936, in Canajoharie, New York at the age of 61.

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Events on 1936

7 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
29 Mar

Remilitarization of the Rhineland
In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal remilitarization and reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
9 May

Addis Ababa
Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
26 Jul

Spanish Civil War
The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
7 Sep

Benjamin the thylacine
The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.

Deaths on December 11

Myron Grimshaw

Died on December 11, 1936

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Events on 1936

Treaty of Versailles

Remilitarization of the Rhineland

Addis Ababa

Spanish Civil War

Benjamin the thylacine