Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

1674  Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago on this day in history.   

1676  Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt on December - 04.   

1676  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1680  Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th on December - 04.   

1682  On December - 04 first General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)   

1682  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III on December - 04.   

1691  On December - 04 emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania   

1708  Marianus Konigsperger, composer on December - 04.   

1720  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer on this day in history.   

1732  John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47 on December - 04.   

1745  On December - 04 bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby   

1762  First Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results on December - 04.   

1783  General Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC   

1786  John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14] on December - 04.   

1791  Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published on this day in history.   

1791  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer on December - 04.   

1795  Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) on this day in history.   

1798  Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt on December - 04.   

1798  Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1800  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) on December - 04.   

1803  Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) on this day in history.   

1807  Prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston on December - 04.   

1808  Napoleon moves into Spain in the autumn with an army of 150,000, routs the Spanish in a series of engagements in November, takes Madrid December 4, and puts his brother Joseph back on the throne on December - 04.   

1808  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) on this day in history.   

1812  On December - 04 peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower   

1812  On this day in history elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1816  James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King on this day in history.   

1816  On December - 04 james Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King   

1818  William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1822  Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society on December - 04.   

1825  Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer on this day in history.   

1829  Britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre on this day in history.   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on December - 04.   

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on December - 04.   

1580  On this day in history birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on December - 04.   

1595  On December - 04 birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

1646  On this day in history birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on this day in history.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on this day in history.   

0765  On this day in history death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)   

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on this day in history.   

0811  On this day in history charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39   

1075  On December - 04 death of archbishop Anno II of Cologne   

1123  On this day in history death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

1137  On this day in history lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67   

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on this day in history.