Historical Events In December - 07

1808  On December - 07 hugh McCulloch, US Secy of Treasury  

1810  Theodor Schwann, German co-originator of cell theory on December - 07.  

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

1815  On this day in history michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), murdered at 46  

1817  William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 on December - 07.  

1823  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (Tensor of Kronecker)  

1823  Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1826  On December - 07 john Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71  

1829  Johann Christoph Kienlen, composer, dies at 45 on December - 07.  

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

1834  Ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23 on December - 07.  

1835  German railway Neurenberg-Furth opens on December - 07.  

1835  Dom Joseph Pothier, French monk/musicologist on December - 07.  

1836  Martin Van Buren elected 8th president on December - 07.  

1839  On this day in history redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal  

1839  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1840  Hermann Goetz, composer on December - 07.  

1841  On this day in history johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer, dies at 83  

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

1842  On this day in history nY Philharmonic's 1st concert  

1842  On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen)  

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

1857  On this day in history nicola van Westerhout, composer  

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

1862  On December - 07 battle of Hartsville, TN  

1862  On December - 07 paul Adam, French writer (La Bataille d'Uhde)  

1862  Sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies on December - 07.  

1863  On this day in history the birth of Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer  

1863  On December - 07 john Ebenezer West, composer  

1864  Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia on December - 07.  

1867  On December - 07 rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42  

1868  On December - 07 jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin Missouri, kills 1  

1872  On December - 07 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise  

1872  On December - 07 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise  

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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  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)  

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)  

1557  On December - 07 birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer  

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.  

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)  

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

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian  

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

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on December - 07.  

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

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on December - 07.  

1383  On this day in history wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies  

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.