Historical Events In December - 10

1787  On December - 10 thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf  

1794  James Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on December - 10.  

1799  On December - 10 metric system established in France  

1805  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1810  On December - 10 tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)  

1813  On December - 10 errico Petrella, composer  

1816  On December - 10 dutch regain Sumatra  

1817  On this day in history 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 December - 10.  

1822  Thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on this day in history.  

1823  On this day in history wilhelm Kuhe, composer  

1824  On this day in history george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)  

1826  Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1830  On December - 10 the birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet  

1830  On this day in history emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems)  

1830  On this day in history 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 December - 10 alexander Conze, German archaeologist  

1833  On this day in history dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79  

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

1851  On December - 10 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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on this day in history.  

1875  Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 on December - 10.  

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

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.  

1679  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia  

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 December - 10.  

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

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

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 this day in history.