Page 2: Historical Events In December - 08

1794  1st issue of Herald of Rutland, VT published.   

1795  Jacques Francois Gallay, composer   

1811  Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer.   

1813  Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres   

1822  Luther Prentice Bradley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1910.   

1826  Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist   

1828  Clinton Bowen Fisk, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890.   

1830  H Benjamin Constant, French politician/writer, dies at 63.   

1831  James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies   

1832  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist (Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903).   

1846  Hector Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust," premieres.   

1849  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller," premieres in Naples.   

1852  Gustav Freytag's "Die Journalisten," premieres in Breslau   

1854  Pope Pius IX proclaims Immaculate Conception, makes Mary, free of Original Sin   

1857  1st production of Dion Boucicaults "Poor of NY".   

1861  William Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born.   

1861  Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)   

1862  Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's)   

1863  2500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago Chile   

1863  Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South.   

1864  In this year, Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum").   

1865  Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (Taylor series).   

1869  20th Roman Catholic ecumenical council, Vatican I, opens in Rome   

1872  J C Powys, writer.   

1874  Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie Kansas.   

1875  Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Volki i Ovsty," premieres in St Petersburg.   

1876  Suriname begins compulsory education for 7-12 years.   

1877  Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer   

1880  5000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South-Africa   

1881  Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, results in the deaths of between 640-850.   

1881  Padraic Colum, Irish poet/novelist/poet (Collected Poems).   

1882  Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer (Estrellita).   

1886  American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions; Samuel Gompers elected AFL president   

1886  American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president   

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1508  Gemma frisius: [jemme reinersz], frisian geographer/astronomer   

1574  Maria anna of bavaria: Empress consort of the holy roman empire   

1626  Christina: Queen of sweden who abdicated after becoming catholic   

1678  Horatio walpole: 1st baron walpole of wolterton, english diplomat   

1699  Maria josepha of austria: Queen of poland   

1704  Anton de haen: Medical expert (ratio medendi)   

1708  Francis i: Holy roman emperor (1745-1765)   

1715  John althuysen: Frisian vicar/poet (frisianche rymlery)   

0644  Death of Omar i: 2nd kalief of islam, murdered   

0899  Death of Arnulf of carinthia: Last emperor of austria-france,   

1292  John peckham: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1587  Mary: Queen of scots (1560-1587), executed   

1596  Luis de carabajal: 1st jewish author in america, executed in mexico   

1626  Death of John davies: English poet (b. 1569)   

1632  Death of Philippe van lansberge: Flemish astronomer (b. 1561)   

1643  John pym: English house of commons member,