Historical Events In December - 01

1712  On this day in history bernhard Christian Weber, composer  

1722  A L Karschin, writer on December - 01.  

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

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

1726  Eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer on this day in history.  

1727  On this day in history johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61  

1729  On this day in history giuseppe Sarti, composer  

1729  On December - 01 christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59  

1736  Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1742  On December - 01 jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth  

1742  On December - 01 empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia  

1743  On December - 01 martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium)  

1750  First American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md on this day in history.  

1750  1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md on this day in history.  

1750  Doppelmayr, mathematician on this day in history.  

1755  On December - 01 maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59  

1761  On this day in history the birth of Madame Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller  

1768  The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer  

1781  On December - 01 charles Philippe Lafont, composer  

1783  Charles and M.N. Roberts ascend 2,000' in a hydrogen balloon on December - 01.  

1783  On this day in history charles & M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon  

1784  Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer on December - 01.  

1787  On this day in history the first lighthouse, built at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, lit.  

1787  On December - 01 pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer  

1792  On this day in history lobachevsky, mathematician  

1797  On this day in history oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71  

1808  Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30 on December - 01.  

1810  Joseph Gungl, composer on this day in history.  

1813  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88 on December - 01.  

1814  August Rockel, composer on December - 01.  

1817  Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 on December - 01.  

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

1822  On December - 01 dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil  

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

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.  

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

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

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.