Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

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.   

1676  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39.   

1680  Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th   

1682  inaugural General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester).   

1682  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III.   

1691  Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania   

1708  Marianus Konigsperger, composer   

1720  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer.   

1732  John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby   

1762  inaugural Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results.   

1783  General Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY.   

1783  Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC   

1786  John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14]   

1791  Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published.   

1791  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer.   

1795  Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution)   

1798  Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt.   

1798  Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61.   

1800  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen).   

1803  Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane).   

1807  Prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston   

1808  Napoleon moves into Spain in the autumn with an army of 150000, routs the Spanish in a series of engagements in November, takes Madrid December 4, and puts his brother Joseph back on the throne.   

1808  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius)   

1812  Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower   

1812  Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894.   

1816  James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King.   

1816  James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King.   

1818  William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army)   

1822  Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society   

1825  Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer   

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

1832  French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp   

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1443  Pope julius ii: (1503-13), patron of michelangelo, bramante, raphael   

1555  Heinrich meibom: German historian and poet   

1580  Samuel argall: English adventurer and naval officer   

1584  John cotton: Puritan clergyman in mass bay colony   

1595  Jean chapelain: French writer   

1646  Alain emmanuel de coëtlogon: Marshal of france   

1660  Andre campra: Composer   

1667  Michel pignolet de monteclair: Composer   

0765  Jafar sadiq: Shia imam (b. 702)   

0771  Death of Karloman ii: French king of burgundy,   

0811  Death of Charles: Eldest son of emperor charles the great,   

1075  Archbishop anno ii of cologne: Archbishop anno ii of cologne   

1123  Death of Omar khayyám: Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

1137  Death of Lotharius iii of supplinburg: Emperor (1125, 33-37),   

1182  Death of Henry: Earl of gelre/zutphen (1141/79-82),   

1214  William i of scotland: William i of scotland