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  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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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.  

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

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

1741  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)  

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.  

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

1041  On this day in history michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1198  On December - 10 death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.  

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

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.