Historical Events In December - 10
Monday, 29 May 2023
1787 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on December - 10.
1794 James Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.
1799 Metric system established in France on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history john E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church
1805 Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on December - 10.
1810 On this day in history tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1810 Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on December - 10.
1813 On this day in history errico Petrella, composer
1816 Dutch regain Sumatra on this day in history.
1817 On December - 10 mississippi admitted as 20th state
1820 On this day in history david Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864
1821 Nekrassow, writer on this day in history.
1822 On December - 10 thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1823 Wilhelm Kuhe, composer on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)
1826 Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on December - 10.
1830 On December - 10 the birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet
1830 On December - 10 emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems)
1830 On December - 10 simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies
1831 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history alexander Conze, German archaeologist
1833 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1836 Emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system
1851 Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries on December - 10.
1864 On December - 10 sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins
1864 On December - 10 general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins
1868 The first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps on December - 10.
1868 Louis Victor Saar, composer on December - 10.
1869 On December - 10 women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st)
1870 Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) on this day in history.
1872 Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on December - 10.
1875 On this day in history otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84
1877 Federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
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