Historical Events In December - 05

1843  Launching of USS Michigan at Erie, Penn., America's first iron-hulled warship, as well as first prefabricated ship on December - 05.  

1844  On this day in history john Frederick Bridge, composer  

1846  On December - 05 c F Schoenbein obtains patent for cellulose nitrate explosive  

1847  Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his first political post on December - 05.  

1848  On December - 05 pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms Calif gold discovery  

1852  On December - 05 thomas Linnemann Laub, composer  

1853  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer, dies at 80 on December - 05.  

1854  On December - 05 aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair  

1859  On December - 05 dion Boucicault's "Octaroon," premieres in NYC  

1859  Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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1861  On this day in history armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)  

1862  Battle of Coffeeville, MS on December - 05.  

1863  On December - 05 paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]  

1865  Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain on December - 05.  

1868  1st American bicycle college opens (NY) on December - 05.  

1870  On this day in history a Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68  

1872  The vessel 'Marie Celeste' is found abandoned in the Atlantic, no trace of her crew was ever found on this day in history.  

1872  Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player on December - 05.  

1875  Sir Arthur Currie, the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps in WW1 is born on December - 05.  

1876  Daniel Stillson (Mass) patents 1st practical pipe wrench on December - 05.  

1878  On this day in history arrigo Pedrollo, composer  

1879  Daniel and Thomas Connolly and Thomas McTighe received a patent for the first automatic telephone system on this day in history.  

1879  1st automatic telephone switching system patented on December - 05.  

1880  Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor on December - 05.  

1881  On this day in history 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes  

1884  Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist on this day in history.  

1885  On December - 05 dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School)  

1886  On this day in history pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)  

1886  Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1887  On December - 05 stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo  

1888  Askell Snorrason, composer on December - 05.  

1890  Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens," premieres in Karlsruhe on December - 05.  

1890  Fritz Lang, Germany, director (M, Metropolis) on December - 05.  

1891  JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II of Alcantara, emp of Brazil (1831-89), dies on this day in history.  

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1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)  

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)  

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.  

1537  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)  

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on December - 05.  

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.  

1661  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)  

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian  

1082  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona  

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.  

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.  

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on December - 05.  

1560  On this day in history francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.  

1594  Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.