Historical Events In December - 09

1747  England & Netherlands sign military treaty on this day in history.   

1754  Etienne Ozi, composer on December - 09.   

1762  British parliament accept Treaty of Paris on this day in history.   

1767  Benedetto Alfieri, Italian architect (San Giovanni Battista), dies on December - 09.   

1770  On December - 09 gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer, dies at 80   

1783  1st execution at English Newgate-jail on this day in history.   

1791  Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer on this day in history.   

1793  On December - 09 noah Webster establishes New York's first daily newspaper, American Minerva   

1793  On this day in history noah Webster establishes NY's 1st daily newspaper, American Minerva   

1796  On this day in history prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer   

1805  On this day in history comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth   

1814  Jose Angel Lamas, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1819  Ann C Coleman, fiancee of pres Buchanan, commits suicide on this day in history.   

1824  Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain on December - 09.   

1827  On this day in history francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer, dies at 90   

1842  St M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla," premieres in Petersburg on December - 09.   

1842  On this day in history pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist   

1848  Joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories) on this day in history.   

1851  First Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) on December - 09.   

1851  On December - 09 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal)   

1853  Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884) on this day in history.   

1854  Lord Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade," published on this day in history.   

1854  Pekka Hannikainen, composer on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history the Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.   

1859  Algernon Ashton, composer on December - 09.   

1861  On December - 09 battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)   

1862  On December - 09 karel Kovarovic, composer   

1864  Sidney Homer, composer on this day in history.   

1868  1st British govt of Gladstone forms on December - 09.   

1868  On December - 09 fritz Haber, German phycist-chemist (Nobel 1919)   

1869  Noble Order of Knights of Labor founded, Philadelphia on December - 09.   

1873  Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect on December - 09.   

1875  On December - 09 massachusetts Rifle Association "America's Oldest Active Gun Club" is founded.   

1878  On December - 09 joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

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1392  On December - 09 birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)   

1571  On this day in history birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect   

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.   

1581  On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1165  On December - 09 malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24   

1292  On December - 09 sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies   

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on December - 09.   

1544  Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on December - 09.   

1565  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on December - 09.   

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on December - 09.   

1625  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on December - 09.   

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on this day in history.