Historical Events In December - 01

1823  Ernest Reyer, composer on this day in history.  

1824  On December - 01 house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay - Adams eventually declared president  

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  William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on December - 01.  

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

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  On December - 01 micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1838  Van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale on this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history plague in Dalmatia  

1840  Smallpox in South Africa on this day in history.  

1841  Yellow fever in United States on December - 01.  

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 December - 01.  

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

1846  Third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people on this day in history.  

1847  Agathe Grondahl, composer on December - 01.  

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

1847  On December - 01 yellow fever in United States  

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  On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands  

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 December - 01 raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA  

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

1868  John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war on December - 01.  

1871  On December - 01 archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895)  

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

1874  On December - 01 dominicus Johner, composer  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1525  On December - 01 birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

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 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 this day in history.  

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

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

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

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

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77