Historical Events In December - 01

1823  On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer  

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 December - 01 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  On December - 01 william Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895  

1831  Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history 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 December - 01.  

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

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1840  On this day in history plague in Dalmatia  

1840  Smallpox in South Africa on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history yellow fever in United States  

1842  On December - 01 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  

1842  On December - 01 philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged  

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

1844  Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland on December - 01.  

1846  On December - 01 third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people  

1847  Agathe Grondahl, composer on December - 01.  

1847  Typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people on December - 01.  

1847  Yellow fever in United States on December - 01.  

1847  On December - 01 influenza in Worldwide  

1848  On this day in history cholera in Egypt  

1848  On this day in history cholera in North America  

1850  On December - 01 peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer  

1852  Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands on December - 01.  

1854  Armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria on this day in history.  

1864  Fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets on December - 01.  

1864  Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA on December - 01.  

1865  On December - 01 constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76  

1868  On this day in history john D Rockefeller begins anti oil war  

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

1873  Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33) on December - 01.  

1874  Dominicus Johner, composer on this day in history.  

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

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 this day in history.  

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.  

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

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  

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

1135  On December - 01 henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

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

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

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

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)  

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77