Historical Events In December - 07

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

1810  Theodor Schwann, German co-originator of cell theory on this day in history.  

1811  On December - 07 ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54  

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

1817  On December - 07 william Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63  

1823  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (Tensor of Kronecker)  

1823  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 79  

1826  On December - 07 john Flaxman, Engl sculptor (tombs at St Paul's Cathedral), dies at 71  

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

1830  On this day in history luigi Cremona, Italian mathematician/minister of Education  

1834  Ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23 on this day in history.  

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

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

1836  On this day in history martin Van Buren elected 8th president  

1839  On December - 07 redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal  

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

1840  Hermann Goetz, composer on December - 07.  

1841  On December - 07 johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer, dies at 83  

1842  New York Philharmonic's first concert on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history nY Philharmonic's 1st concert  

1842  Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen) on December - 07.  

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

1857  On December - 07 nicola van Westerhout, composer  

1860  Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history battle of Hartsville, TN  

1862  Paul Adam, French writer (La Bataille d'Uhde) on December - 07.  

1862  Sylvester Churchill, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.  

1863  On December - 07 the birth of Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer  

1863  On December - 07 john Ebenezer West, composer  

1864  On December - 07 skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia  

1867  On this day in history rudolf Viole, composer, dies at 42  

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

1872  HMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise on December - 07.  

1872  On this day in history hMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise  

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.  

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

1302  On this day in history birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)  

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  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer  

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  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on December - 07.  

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

0983  On this day in history otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28  

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies  

1279  On December - 07 death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)  

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.  

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

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.