Historical Events In December - 07

1808  Hugh McCulloch, US Secy of Treasury on December - 07.   

1810  On this day in history theodor Schwann, German co-originator of cell theory   

1811  On this day in history ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54   

1815  On December - 07 michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), murdered at 46   

1817  William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1823  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (Tensor of Kronecker) on this day in history.   

1823  Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 79 on December - 07.   

1826  John Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71 on December - 07.   

1829  On this day in history johann Christoph Kienlen, composer, dies at 45   

1830  On December - 07 luigi Cremona, Italian mathematician/minister of Education   

1834  On December - 07 ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23   

1835  German railway Neurenberg-Furth opens on this day in history.   

1835  On December - 07 dom Joseph Pothier, French monk/musicologist   

1836  On this day in history martin Van Buren elected 8th president   

1839  On December - 07 redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal   

1839  On December - 07 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69   

1840  Hermann Goetz, composer on December - 07.   

1841  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer, dies at 83 on December - 07.   

1842  New York Philharmonic's first concert on this day in history.   

1842  NY Philharmonic's 1st concert on this day in history.   

1842  On December - 07 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen)   

1847  James Deacon White, Canton NY, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi) on December - 07.   

1857  Nicola van Westerhout, composer on December - 07.   

1860  On this day in history constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43   

1862  Battle of Hartsville, TN on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history paul Adam, French writer (La Bataille d'Uhde)   

1862  On December - 07 sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies   

1863  On December - 07 the birth of Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer   

1863  On this day in history john Ebenezer West, composer   

1864  On December - 07 skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia   

1867  Rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42 on December - 07.   

1868  Jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin Missouri, kills 1 on this day in history.   

1872  HMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise on December - 07.   

1872  HMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise on December - 07.   

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0521  On December - 07 birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)   

0903  On December - 07 birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  On this day in history birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on December - 07.   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on this day in history.   

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)   

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.   

0983  On December - 07 otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28   

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on this day in history.   

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on December - 07.   

1295  On December - 07 death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)   

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.   

1498  On December - 07 death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist