Historical Events In December - 25
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
1745 On December - 25 treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians
1745 On December - 25 prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden
1750 John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer on December - 25.
1757 Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) on December - 25.
1758 On December - 25 halley's comet first sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return
1758 On December - 25 halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return
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 December - 25.
1761 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.
1763 Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph) on December - 25.
1765 Joseph Mazzinghi, composer on this day in history.
1765 On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79
1771 Dorothy Wordsworth on December - 25.
1775 On this day in history pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate
1775 Antun Sorkocevic, composer on this day in history.
1776 Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians on this day in history.
1776 On December - 25 washington crosses Delaware & surprises & defeats 1,400 Hessians
1788 On this day in history john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40
1808 Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 on this day in history.
1811 Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz on December - 25.
1813 On December - 25 milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890
1814 On this day in history jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People)
1815 Temistocle Solera, composer on December - 25.
1818 On December - 25 "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber and Joseph Mohr sung for first time
1818 First US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria)
1821 On this day in history clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross)
1823 Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on December - 25.
1824 Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1825 Esteban Salas y Castro, composer on December - 25.
1829 Patrick S Gilmore, composer on December - 25.
1830 Hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic," premieres on this day in history.
1831 On December - 25 louisiana & Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday
1831 On this day in history johann Herbeck, composer
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