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 December - 04.   

1676  On December - 04 johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39   

1680  Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th on December - 04.   

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

1682  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1688  On December - 04 general strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III   

1691  Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history marianus Konigsperger, composer   

1720  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer on December - 04.   

1732  John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby   

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 this day in history.   

1783  On December - 04 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  On December - 04 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer   

1795  Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) on December - 04.   

1798  On December - 04 rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt   

1798  Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61 on December - 04.   

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

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

1807  On this day in history prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston   

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 December - 04.   

1808  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) on this day in history.   

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 December - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1822  On this day in history frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society   

1825  Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1580  On December - 04 birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

1584  On December - 04 birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony   

1595  On this day in history birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

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

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

1667  On December - 04 birth of michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer   

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on this day in history.   

0771  On December - 04 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 this day in history.   

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

1137  On this day in history lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67   

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

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