Page 2: Historical Events In December - 10

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  On December - 10 metric system established in France   

1805  John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church on this day in history.   

1805  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on December - 10.   

1810  Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on December - 10.   

1810  Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history errico Petrella, composer   

1816  On this day in history dutch regain Sumatra   

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  On December - 10 nekrassow, writer   

1822  On December - 10 thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

1823  On December - 10 wilhelm Kuhe, composer   

1824  On December - 10 george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)   

1826  On this day in history benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68   

1830  The birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet on December - 10.   

1830  Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) on this day in history.   

1830  Simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies on this day in history.   

1831  On December - 10 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet)   

1831  On December - 10 alexander Conze, German archaeologist   

1833  Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1836  On December - 10 emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.   

1851  On this day in history the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system   

1851  On this day in history melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries   

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  On December - 10 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.   

1868  On December - 10 louis Victor Saar, composer   

1869  Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st) on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 10 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)   

1872  On this day in history johann Babtist Thaller, composer   

1875  On this day in history otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84   

1877  On December - 10 federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68   

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1394  On December - 10 birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.   

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On December - 10 birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.   

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.   

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.