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 December - 01.  

1824  House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams on this day in history.  

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

1826  On this day in history william Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895  

1831  On this day in history erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather  

1832  Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.  

1835  Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales on this day in history.  

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.  

1840  On December - 01 plague in Dalmatia  

1840  On this day in history smallpox in South Africa  

1841  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.  

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

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  Third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people on December - 01.  

1847  Agathe Grondahl, composer on December - 01.  

1847  Typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people on this day in history.  

1847  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.  

1847  On December - 01 influenza in Worldwide  

1848  On December - 01 cholera in Egypt  

1848  Cholera in North America on December - 01.  

1850  Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer on December - 01.  

1852  On December - 01 telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands  

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

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  On December - 01 archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895)  

1873  Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33) on this day in history.  

1874  Dominicus Johner, composer on December - 01.  

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1081  On December - 01 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  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1580  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

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