Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

1674  On December - 04 father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago   

1676  On December - 04 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 on this day in history.   

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  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on December - 04.   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III on this day in history.   

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

1708  On December - 04 marianus Konigsperger, composer   

1720  On December - 04 jean-Jacques Robson, composer   

1732  On this day in history john Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47   

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  On December - 04 general Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY   

1783  Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC on this day in history.   

1786  John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14] on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published   

1791  Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer on December - 04.   

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

1798  Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt on this day in history.   

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

1800  On this day in history emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen)   

1803  Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) on December - 04.   

1807  Prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston on this day in history.   

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  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) on December - 04.   

1812  Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower on this day in history.   

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 December - 04.   

1822  On this day in history 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 December - 04.   

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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 December - 04 birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

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 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  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  On December - 04 death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

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

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on this day in history.   

1214  On December - 04 death of william I of Scotland