Historical Events In December - 23
Thursday, 04 March 2021
1699 On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer
1709 On this day in history jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 Johann Siebenkas, composer on this day in history.
1715 On December - 23 russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund
1716 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer on this day in history.
1724 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1749 On December - 23 johann Lukas Schubaur, composer
1750 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) on this day in history.
1751 France sets plan to tax clergymen on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history 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 On December - 23 thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls"
1777 The birth of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign on December - 23.
1777 Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25) on this day in history.
1779 On December - 23 benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher on this day in history.
1783 On December - 23 washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
1783 On December - 23 general George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia on this day in history.
1788 On this day in history maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia
1790 On this day in history jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1793 On this day in history thomas Jefferson warned of slave revolts in West Indies
1795 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) on December - 23.
1804 On this day in history charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 On December - 23 the birth of Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader
1805 On December - 23 joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 On this day in history thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 On December - 23 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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