Page 3: Historical Events In December - 01

1823  Ernest Reyer, composer on this day in history.   

1824  House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay - Adams eventually declared president on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams   

1825  On December - 01 aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47   

1826  William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1831  Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather on December - 01.   

1832  On December - 01 archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1835  On this day in history hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales   

1835  Micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1838  On December - 01 van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale.   

1840  On December - 01 plague in Dalmatia   

1840  On December - 01 smallpox in South Africa   

1841  On this day in history yellow fever in United States   

1842  Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel on this day in history.   

1842  Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged on December - 01.   

1843  On this day in history 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens   

1844  On December - 01 alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland   

1846  On this day in history third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people   

1847  On December - 01 agathe Grondahl, composer   

1847  On this day in history typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people   

1847  On this day in history yellow fever in United States   

1847  Influenza in Worldwide on December - 01.   

1848  On this day in history cholera in Egypt   

1848  Cholera in North America on December - 01.   

1850  Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands on December - 01.   

1854  On December - 01 armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria.   

1864  On this day in history fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets.   

1864  On this day in history raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA   

1865  On this day in history constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1868  On December - 01 john D Rockefeller begins anti oil war   

1871  Archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895) on December - 01.   

1873  On December - 01 charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33)   

1874  Dominicus Johner, composer on December - 01.   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on December - 01.   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.   

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.