Historical Events In December - 06

1849  On December - 06 harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland  

1862  Pres Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux indians on December - 06.  

1864  On this day in history battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC  

1865  On this day in history 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery  

1865  On December - 06 sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56  

1866  Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed on December - 06.  

1867  On December - 06 giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71  

1869  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/author (People's Welfare), dies at 54 on December - 06.  

1870  On this day in history joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC)  

1870  On December - 06 joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC)  

Advertisements

1870  On this day in history william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)  

1872  On December - 06 william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954  

1872  On this day in history mikulas Moyzes, composer  

1872  On this day in history william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star: Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954  

1873  1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 on December - 06.  

1873  On December - 06 manuel Acuna, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24  

1875  On December - 06 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes  

1876  City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time on this day in history.  

1876  The first crematorium in US begins operation, Washington PA on this day in history.  

1876  On December - 06 1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Penn  

1877  Thomas Edison demonstrates the first gramophone, with a recording of himself reciting 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history washington Post publishes first edition  

1877  On December - 06 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison)  

1880  On December - 06 the Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication  

1882  Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit on December - 06.  

1882  On this day in history a Trollope, writer, dies  

1884  On this day in history aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington DC  

1884  On December - 06 aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC  

1884  On this day in history rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)  

1885  On this day in history albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)  

1886  On December - 06 joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)  

1887  On this day in history joseph Lamb, composer  

1889  On December - 06 jefferson Davis, Pres of Confederate States (1861-5), dies at 81  

1892  On December - 06 the birth of Sir Osbert Sitwell, British Writer  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on this day in history.  

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)  

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.  

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

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.  

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

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.  

1637  On December - 06 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  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.  

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  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.  

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)