Historical Events For December - 01

1712  On this day in history bernhard Christian Weber, composer  

1722  On December - 01 a L Karschin, writer  

1723  On this day in history susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress  

1724  On December - 01 charles Theodoor, elector (Palts & Bayern)  

1726  On December - 01 eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer  

1727  On December - 01 johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61  

1729  On December - 01 giuseppe Sarti, composer  

1729  On this day in history christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59  

1736  On December - 01 simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72  

1742  Jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth on December - 01.  

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1742  Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia on this day in history.  

1743  Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium) on this day in history.  

1750  First American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md on this day in history.  

1750  1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history doppelmayr, mathematician  

1755  On this day in history maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59  

1761  On December - 01 the birth of Madame Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller  

1768  The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway on December - 01.  

1779  Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer on December - 01.  

1781  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history charles and M.N. Roberts ascend 2,000' in a hydrogen balloon  

1783  On December - 01 charles & M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon  

1784  Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer on this day in history.  

1787  The first lighthouse, built at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, lit on this day in history.  

1787  Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer on this day in history.  

1792  On December - 01 lobachevsky, mathematician  

1797  Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30  

1810  Joseph Gungl, composer on this day in history.  

1813  On December - 01 ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88  

1814  On this day in history august Rockel, composer  

1817  Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 on December - 01.  

1821  On December - 01 santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain  

1822  On this day in history dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.  

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.  

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.  

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.  

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77