Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago on 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 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1682 First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on December - 04.
1682 On December - 04 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)
1688 On December - 04 general strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III
1691 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania on December - 04.
1708 Marianus Konigsperger, composer on this day in history.
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 Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby on this day in history.
1762 On December - 04 first 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 on December - 04.
1783 Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC on December - 04.
1786 On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14]
1791 On December - 04 britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published
1791 On this day in history johann Gottlob Topfer, composer
1795 On this day in history thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution)
1798 On this day in history rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt
1798 Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1800 Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) on this day in history.
1803 On December - 04 augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane)
1807 Prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1808 Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) on December - 04.
1812 On this day in history peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower
1812 Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on this day in history.
1816 James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King on this day in history.
1816 James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King on December - 04.
1818 On December - 04 william Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army)
1822 On this day in history frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society
1825 Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer on December - 04.
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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