Historical Events In December - 06

1745  On December - 06 bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland  

1756  On this day in history british troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India  

1768  First edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland) on this day in history.  

1768  On this day in history 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)  

1768  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer on December - 06.  

1774  Austria becomes the first nation to introduce state education on December - 06.  

1775  On December - 06 nicolas Isouard, composer  

1776  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer on December - 06.  

1787  On December - 06 laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor  

1790  Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol on this day in history.  

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1790  The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December - 06.  

1792  Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary) on this day in history.  

1793  On December - 06 marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, beheaded  

1799  Joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71 on December - 06.  

1806  On December - 06 louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer  

1808  Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future) on this day in history.  

1809  Stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on this day in history.  

1816  Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on December - 06.  

1820  US president James Monroe re-elected on this day in history.  

1822  On December - 06 veterinary school in Utrecht opens  

1822  On this day in history john Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US  

1825  On December - 06 president John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory  

1825  On this day in history pres John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory  

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

1833  On December - 06 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata  

1833  On December - 06 john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916  

1834  On this day in history jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54  

1841  On December - 06 robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres  

1843  On this day in history amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens  

1843  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher on December - 06.  

1845  Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded at Yale College on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history the opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)  

1846  Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) on December - 06.  

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer on this day in history.  

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.  

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.  

1421  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)  

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)  

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.  

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland  

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)  

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.  

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76  

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies  

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies  

1598  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78  

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)