Historical Events In December - 24

1754  On December - 24 george Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy)   

1761  On December - 24 selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808)   

1773  Joseph Wolfl, composer on December - 24.   

1777  Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history friedrich, Baron von Riedesel 1738-1800 erects Canada's first Christmas tree for the garrison in Fort Sorel, Quebec   

1791  A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton) on this day in history.   

1798  On December - 24 russia & England sign Second anti-French Coalition   

1798  Adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz) on December - 24.   

1799  Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered on December - 24.   

1809  Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter on December - 24.   

1812  Henry Russell, composer on December - 24.   

1813  On December - 24 henry Wellington Greatorex, composer   

1814  Treaty of Ghent (end of the War of 1812) signed on this day in history.   

1814  On December - 24 treaty of Ghent (end of US-Britain's War of 1812) signed   

1818  On this day in history "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; first sung next day   

1818  "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day on December - 24.   

1818  On December - 24 james Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy)   

1822  On this day in history charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent)   

1823  On December - 24 philipp Christoph Kayser, composer, dies at 68   

1824  On this day in history peter Cornelius, composer   

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer on December - 24.   

1829  On December - 24 benjamin Ipavec, composer   

1832  First US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah GA on this day in history.   

1832  On December - 24 1st US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah, Ga   

1837  On this day in history sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1851  Fire devastates Library of Congress in Washington destroys 35,000 volumes on this day in history.   

1851  On December - 24 fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes   

1859  Roman Statkowski, composer on this day in history.   

1860  Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1862  On December - 24 joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84   

1863  W M Thackeray, writer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1864  On December - 24 battle of Gordonsville, VA   

1865  Several Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tn on this day in history.   

1865  Several Confederate veterans form Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tn on December - 24.   

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0003  On December - 24 birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  On this day in history birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on December - 24.   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on December - 24.   

1508  On this day in history birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

1564  On December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on December - 24.   

0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  On this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  On this day in history john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on December - 24.   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.