Historical Events In December - 10
Monday, 23 May 2022
1787 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on December - 10.
1794 James Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.
1799 Metric system established in France on this day in history.
1805 John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church on this day in history.
1805 Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on December - 10.
1810 On this day in history tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1810 Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on December - 10.
1813 On December - 10 errico Petrella, composer
1816 Dutch regain Sumatra on this day in history.
1817 Mississippi admitted as 20th state on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history david Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864
1821 On December - 10 nekrassow, writer
1822 On December - 10 thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1823 On December - 10 wilhelm Kuhe, composer
1824 On this day in history george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)
1826 Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on December - 10.
1830 On December - 10 the birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet
1830 Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) on this day in history.
1830 Simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies on this day in history.
1831 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) on December - 10.
1831 On this day in history alexander Conze, German archaeologist
1833 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1836 Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system
1851 On this day in history melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries
1864 On this day in history sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins
1864 On December - 10 general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins
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 December - 10.
1868 Louis Victor Saar, composer on December - 10.
1869 Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st) on this day in history.
1870 Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) on this day in history.
1872 On December - 10 johann Babtist Thaller, composer
1875 On December - 10 otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84
1877 On this day in history federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68
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