Historical Events Happened In December - 01

1712  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1722  A L Karschin, writer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1724  On this day in history charles Theodoor, elector (Palts & Bayern)  Share it »

1726  On this day in history eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer  Share it »

1727  On this day in history johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61  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  On this day in history simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72  Share it »

1742  On this day in history jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth  Share it »

1742  Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia on this day in history.  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  On this day in history 1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md  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  The birth of Madame Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller on this day in history.  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  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1783  Charles & M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon on this day in history.  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  On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer  Share it »

1813  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  Share it »

1814  August Rockel, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1821  Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  Share it »

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  Share it »

1549  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  Share it »

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

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

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  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  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  Share it »

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  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 »