Historical Events In December - 23
Sunday, 16 May 2021
1699 On December - 23 joseph Gibbs, composer
1709 Jean-Noel Hamal, composer on December - 23.
1714 On December - 23 johann Siebenkas, composer
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund on this day in history.
1716 On this day in history johann Heinrich Rolle, composer
1724 On December - 23 emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth
1728 On December - 23 prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin
1732 Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) on December - 23.
1749 On December - 23 johann Lukas Schubaur, composer
1750 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) on December - 23.
1751 On December - 23 france sets plan to tax clergymen
1758 On December - 23 nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York
1761 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy on this day in history.
1763 John Davy, composer on this day in history.
1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France on this day in history.
1776 Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history the birth of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign
1777 On this day in history aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
1779 On this day in history benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher on this day in history.
1783 On this day in history washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
1783 General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress on December - 23.
1788 On this day in history maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia on December - 23.
1790 Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics on December - 23.
1793 On December - 23 thomas Jefferson warned of slave revolts in West Indies
1795 On December - 23 philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
1804 Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk) on this day in history.
1805 The birth of Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883 on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
1812 Michel Delalande, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
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