Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

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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1443  On December - 04 birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael   

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 this day in history.   

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on December - 04.   

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on December - 04.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on December - 04.   

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on December - 04.   

0771  On this day in history karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20   

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

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on December - 04.   

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

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on December - 04.   

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