Historical Events In December - 06

1849  On this day in history harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland   

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

1864  On December - 06 battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC   

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

1865  On this day in history sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56   

1866  On December - 06 chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed   

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)   

1870  William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) on December - 06.   

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

1872  On December - 06 mikulas Moyzes, composer   

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

1873  On this day in history 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1   

1873  On this day in history manuel Acuna, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24   

1875  44th Congress (1875-77) convenes on December - 06.   

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

1876  On this day in history the first crematorium in US begins operation, Washington PA   

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  1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison) on this day in history.   

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

1882  On December - 06 atmosphere of Venus detected during transit   

1882  On December - 06 a Trollope, writer, dies   

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

1884  Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 06 rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) on December - 06.   

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

1887  Joseph Lamb, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history jefferson Davis, Pres of Confederate States (1861-5), dies at 81   

1892  The birth of Sir Osbert Sitwell, British Writer on December - 06.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

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

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.   

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

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  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

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

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

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