Historical Events In December - 01

1823  On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer  

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  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 December - 01.  

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

1835  On this day in history 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  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  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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history yellow fever in United States  

1847  On this day in history influenza in Worldwide  

1848  Cholera in Egypt on December - 01.  

1848  On this day in history cholera in North America  

1850  On this day in history peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer  

1852  On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands  

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 this day in history.  

1864  On December - 01 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 this day in history.  

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 December - 01.  

1874  On this day in history dominicus Johner, composer  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.  

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

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

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

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

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

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

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

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

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

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.