Historical Events In December - 25
Monday, 28 September 2020
1745 Treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians on December - 25.
1745 Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden on December - 25.
1750 John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer on December - 25.
1757 Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history halley's comet first sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return
1758 Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return on December - 25.
1760 On December - 25 juptier Hammon, New York slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Thought"
1760 Juptier Hammon, NY slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Throught" on this day in history.
1761 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.
1763 On December - 25 claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)
1765 On this day in history joseph Mazzinghi, composer
1765 On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79
1771 Dorothy Wordsworth on this day in history.
1775 Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate on this day in history.
1775 Antun Sorkocevic, composer on this day in history.
1776 On this day in history washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians
1776 Washington crosses Delaware & surprises & defeats 1,400 Hessians on December - 25.
1788 On December - 25 john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40
1808 On December - 25 stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890
1811 On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz
1813 Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890 on December - 25.
1814 On December - 25 jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People)
1815 Temistocle Solera, composer on December - 25.
1818 "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber and Joseph Mohr sung for first time on December - 25.
1818 On this day in history first US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston
1818 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria) on this day in history.
1821 Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross) on this day in history.
1823 On December - 25 preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1824 Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history esteban Salas y Castro, composer
1829 On December - 25 patrick S Gilmore, composer
1830 Hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic," premieres on this day in history.
1831 Louisiana & Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday on this day in history.
1831 On December - 25 johann Herbeck, composer
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