Historical Events In December - 07

1808  Hugh McCulloch, US Secy of Treasury on this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history theodor Schwann, German co-originator of cell theory  

1811  Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54 on December - 07.  

1815  On this day in history michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), murdered at 46  

1817  On this day in history william Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63  

1823  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (Tensor of Kronecker) on December - 07.  

1823  Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 79 on December - 07.  

1826  John Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history johann Christoph Kienlen, composer, dies at 45  

1830  Luigi Cremona, Italian mathematician/minister of Education on December - 07.  

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1834  On this day in history ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23  

1835  German railway Neurenberg-Furth opens on December - 07.  

1835  Dom Joseph Pothier, French monk/musicologist on this day in history.  

1836  Martin Van Buren elected 8th president on December - 07.  

1839  Redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal on December - 07.  

1839  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1840  Hermann Goetz, composer on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer, dies at 83  

1842  On December - 07 new York Philharmonic's first concert  

1842  NY Philharmonic's 1st concert on December - 07.  

1842  Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen) on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history james Deacon White, Canton NY, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi)  

1857  On this day in history nicola van Westerhout, composer  

1860  On this day in history constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43  

1862  On December - 07 battle of Hartsville, TN  

1862  On December - 07 paul Adam, French writer (La Bataille d'Uhde)  

1862  On this day in history sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies  

1863  The birth of Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1863  John Ebenezer West, composer on this day in history.  

1864  Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia on December - 07.  

1867  Rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42 on December - 07.  

1868  Jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin Missouri, kills 1 on December - 07.  

1872  On December - 07 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise  

1872  HMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise on December - 07.  

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0521  On this day in history birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)  

0903  On this day in history birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)  

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on December - 07.  

1542  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)  

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)  

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.  

1598  On this day in history birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)  

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)  

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

0983  On December - 07 otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28  

1254  On December - 07 innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies  

1279  On this day in history death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)  

1295  On December - 07 death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)  

1383  On this day in history wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies  

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on December - 07.