Page 2: Historical Events In December - 10

1787  On this day in history thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf   

1794  On this day in history james Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870   

1799  Metric system established in France on this day in history.   

1805  On December - 10 john E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church   

1805  On December - 10 friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43   

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

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

1813  Errico Petrella, composer on this day in history.   

1816  On December - 10 dutch regain Sumatra   

1817  Mississippi admitted as 20th state on December - 10.   

1820  On December - 10 david Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864   

1821  Nekrassow, writer on December - 10.   

1822  Thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on December - 10.   

1823  On December - 10 wilhelm Kuhe, composer   

1824  George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie) on December - 10.   

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  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  Alexander Conze, German archaeologist on this day in history.   

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

1836  On this day in history emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.   

1851  On December - 10 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  General Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins on December - 10.   

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  Louis Victor Saar, composer on this day in history.   

1869  Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st) on December - 10.   

1870  Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) on this day in history.   

1872  Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on December - 10.   

1875  Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

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  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.   

1691  On December - 10 birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

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 December - 10.   

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

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on December - 10.   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

1524  On December - 10 death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72