Historical Events In December - 03

1864  On December - 03 skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia  

1864  On December - 03 herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)  

1866  On this day in history paid fire department replaces volunteer companies  

1866  Paid fire dept replaces volunteer companies on this day in history.  

1866  Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 on December - 03.  

1868  On this day in history trial of Jefferson Davis starts; first blacks on US trial jury  

1868  On December - 03 trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on US trial jury  

1875  On this day in history bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist  

1876  On this day in history hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35  

1878  Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel on December - 03.  

1881  On December - 03 henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa  

1883  On this day in history 48th Congress (1883-85) convenes  

1883  On this day in history the first coed higher education institution in the U.S., Oberlin College, begins classes in Ohio.  

1883  On December - 03 albert "Tibby" Cotter, cricketer (great Aussie quick of early century)  

1885  On this day in history marchien Zwitsers, farmer in Lutten (died at 109 years old)  

1888  On December - 03 ion Nonna Otescu, composer  

1889  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82  

1890  Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies on December - 03.  

1892  William Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history ndebeles destroy Rhodesia  

1893  Allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian major, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1894  HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 on December - 03.  

1895  On December - 03 anna Freud, Austrian/English psychoanalytist/daughter of Sigmund F  

1896  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer on this day in history.  

1897  Kate O'Brien, Irish writer (Without My Cloak) on December - 03.  

1898  Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history lester Matthews, Nottingham England, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu)  

1901  Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech to the house of representatives, kicks off his effort to curb the power of business trusts on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history milwaukee is dropped from the AL & replaced by St Louis Browns  

1902  Willem Arnold de Vries Robbe, composer on this day in history.  

1903  On December - 03 panglima Polim surrenders to Capt Colijn at Atjeh  

1904  On this day in history juan E Yrausquin, founder (Party of Patriot Arubans)/minister  

1905  On this day in history leslie Ames, cricketer (England wicket-keeper of 30's Outstanding bat)  

1907  George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on December - 03.  

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.  

1560  On this day in history birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)  

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer  

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on December - 03.  

1729  On this day in history birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)  

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer  

0450  On December - 03 petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies  

1137  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67  

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on this day in history.  

1265  On this day in history death of odofredus, Italian jurist  

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.  

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.  

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on December - 03.  

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on December - 03.