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 this day in history.  

1676  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39 on December - 04.  

1680  On December - 04 hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th  

1682  On this day in history first General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)  

1682  On December - 04 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)  

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

1691  On this day in history emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania  

1708  On December - 04 marianus Konigsperger, composer  

1720  On December - 04 jean-Jacques Robson, composer  

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

1783  On this day in history general Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY  

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 this day in history.  

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

1791  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer on this day in history.  

1795  On December - 04 thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution)  

1798  On December - 04 rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt  

1798  On December - 04 luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61  

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

1803  On December - 04 augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane)  

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

1808  On December - 04 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  

1808  On December - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius)  

1812  Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower on December - 04.  

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

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

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

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

1822  On December - 04 frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society  

1825  On December - 04 hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer  

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 this day in history birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael  

1555  On December - 04 birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)  

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.  

1584  On this day in history birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony  

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

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

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer  

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

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

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on December - 04.  

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

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

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on this day in history.  

1137  On December - 04 lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67  

1182  On this day in history henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies  

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