Historical Events In December - 01

1823  Ernest Reyer, composer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay - Adams eventually declared president   

1824  On December - 01 house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams   

1825  Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1826  William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on December - 01.   

1831  Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather on December - 01.   

1832  Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1835  Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales on this day in history.   

1835  On December - 01 micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1838  On December - 01 van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale.   

1840  On December - 01 plague in Dalmatia   

1840  On December - 01 smallpox in South Africa   

1841  Yellow fever in United States on December - 01.   

1842  Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel on this day in history.   

1842  On December - 01 philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged   

1843  1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens on December - 01.   

1844  Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland on December - 01.   

1846  Third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people on this day in history.   

1847  On December - 01 agathe Grondahl, composer   

1847  On December - 01 typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people   

1847  On December - 01 yellow fever in United States   

1847  On December - 01 influenza in Worldwide   

1848  Cholera in Egypt on December - 01.   

1848  Cholera in North America on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer   

1852  Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands on this day in history.   

1854  Armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria on this day in history.   

1864  Fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets on December - 01.   

1864  On December - 01 raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA   

1865  On December - 01 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1868  On December - 01 john D Rockefeller begins anti oil war   

1871  On December - 01 archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895)   

1873  Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33) on December - 01.   

1874  Dominicus Johner, composer on December - 01.   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.   

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

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

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

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

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

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

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

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

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

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.