Historical Events Happened In December - 01

1712  On this day in history bernhard Christian Weber, composer  Share it »

1722  On this day in history a L Karschin, writer  Share it »

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

1724  Charles Theodoor, elector (Palts & Bayern) on this day in history.  Share it »

1726  Eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer on this day in history.  Share it »

1727  Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  Share it »

1729  On this day in history giuseppe Sarti, composer  Share it »

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

1736  Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72 on this day in history.  Share it »

1742  Jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth on this day in history.  Share it »

1742  On this day in history empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia  Share it »

1743  On this day in history martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium)  Share it »

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

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

1750  Doppelmayr, mathematician on this day in history.  Share it »

1755  Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  Share it »

1761  On this day in history the birth of Madame Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller  Share it »

1768  The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway on this day in history.  Share it »

1779  On this day in history pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer  Share it »

1781  On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer  Share it »

1783  Charles and M.N. Roberts ascend 2,000' in a hydrogen balloon on this day in history.  Share it »

1783  On this day in history charles & M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon  Share it »

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

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

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

1792  On this day in history lobachevsky, mathematician  Share it »

1797  On this day in history oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71  Share it »

1808  Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  Share it »

1810  Joseph Gungl, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1813  On this day in history ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88  Share it »

1814  On this day in history august Rockel, composer  Share it »

1817  On this day in history justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65  Share it »

1821  On this day in history santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  Share it »

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  Share it »

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

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  Share it »

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  Share it »

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

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77  Share it »