Historical Events In December - 01

1823  Ernest Reyer, composer on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history 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 December - 01.  

1825  On this day in history 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 December - 01 erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather  

1832  Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on December - 01.  

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.  

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1840  On December - 01 plague in Dalmatia  

1840  On December - 01 smallpox in South Africa  

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

1842  On this day in history 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 this day in history philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged  

1843  1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens on December - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1847  On December - 01 yellow fever in United States  

1847  Influenza in Worldwide on December - 01.  

1848  On this day in history cholera in Egypt  

1848  On December - 01 cholera in North America  

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

1852  On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands  

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

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

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

1871  On this day in history archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895)  

1873  On December - 01 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  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

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  On this day in history birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

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  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.  

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

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

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

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 December - 01.  

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