Page 2: Historical Events In December - 11

1783  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet   

1792  France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason.   

1793  Pietro Coppola, composer   

1797  Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878.   

1801  Grabbe, writer   

1803  Hector Berlioz, French composer is born   

1810  Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine).   

1812  1st newspaper on Curacao (Curacao Gazette and Commercial Advertiser).   

1816  Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders   

1816  Indiana is recorded as becoming 19th state   

1817  Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34   

1823  Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer   

1831  John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55   

1835  Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM   

1836  Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner   

1838  Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG)   

1840  Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872).   

1843  Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905).   

1844  inaugural dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct.   

1844  1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct.   

1847  Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25   

1849  Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)   

1855  Julian Edwards, composer   

1856  Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist   

1857  Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73.   

1863  Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)   

1866  inaugural yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean.   

1866  1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean.   

1868  Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer   

1872  inaugural black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La).   

1872  1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La).   

1874  Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)   

1876  Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer   

1882  Boston's Bijou Theatre, inaugural American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, inaugural performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe".   

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1465  Ashikaga yoshihisa: Japanese shogun   

1475  Leo x: [giovanni de' medici], italy, pope (1513-21)   

1475  Pope leo x: Pope leo x (d. 1521)   

1566  Manuel cardoso: Composer   

1676  Johann georg weichenberger: Composer   

1709  Louise elisabeth of orléans: Queen consort of spain   

1712  Francesco algarotti: Italian earl/encyclopedic (viaggio in russia)   

1725  George mason: American statesman   

0384  Death of Pope damasus i: Pope damasus i   

0711  Justitianus ii: Emperor of byzantium,   

1121  Death of Al-afdal shahanshah: Caliph of egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  Robert de ros: English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Death of Llywelyn ab gruffydd: Monarch of north wales (1246-77),   

1282  Death of Llywelyn the last (b. c.1228): The last native prince of wales, is killed at cilmeri, near builth wells, south wales   

1524  Death of Henry van zutphen: Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  Pietro accolti: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1455)