Historical Events In December - 10
Monday, 01 March 2021
1787 On December - 10 thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf
1794 James Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.
1799 On this day in history metric system established in France
1805 John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church on December - 10.
1805 Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1810 On this day in history tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1813 On December - 10 errico Petrella, composer
1816 Dutch regain Sumatra on December - 10.
1817 Mississippi admitted as 20th state on this day in history.
1820 David Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864 on this day in history.
1821 Nekrassow, writer on December - 10.
1822 On December - 10 thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1823 Wilhelm Kuhe, composer on December - 10.
1824 On December - 10 george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)
1826 Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1830 On December - 10 the birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet
1830 On this day in history emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems)
1830 Simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies on December - 10.
1831 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) on December - 10.
1831 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79
1836 On this day in history emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.
1851 On this day in history the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system
1851 Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries on this day in history.
1864 Sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins on this day in history.
1864 General Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins on December - 10.
1868 The first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps on this day in history.
1868 Louis Victor Saar, composer on this day in history.
1869 On December - 10 women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st)
1870 On December - 10 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)
1872 On this day in history johann Babtist Thaller, composer
1875 Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 on December - 10.
1877 Federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68 on December - 10.
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