Historical Events In December - 12
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
1791 On this day in history bank of US opens
1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter
1800 Washington DC established as capital of US on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co)
1806 On December - 12 stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
1812 French invasion of Russia comes to an end on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history john Malchair, composer, dies at 82
1818 On December - 12 paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
1821 On December - 12 gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary)
1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US on December - 12.
1830 Joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 on December - 12.
1832 Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal) on December - 12.
1833 On this day in history matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica)
1835 On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer
1836 On this day in history giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67
1838 Sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars) on this day in history.
1843 On December - 12 willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71
1848 On this day in history william Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)
1858 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent) on December - 12.
1859 On December - 12 first train operated over the Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The first passenger train crossed the structure on December 17, 1859 and it was formally opened by the Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VII, on August 25, 1860. The original structure was a single-track iron tubular bridge. The tube, when first constructed, was entirely enclosed and there were ventilation problems. Later a slit 20" wide was cut in the tube the full length of the bridge to permit the emission of smoke.
1859 On this day in history edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners)
1862 Confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River on December - 12.
1862 Battle of Dumfries, VA on this day in history.
1863 The birth of Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter on December - 12.
1863 Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) on this day in history.
1866 Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.
1870 On this day in history joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps
1870 On December - 12 joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps
1871 On December - 12 jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum
1872 On this day in history willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72
1874 Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) on this day in history.
1875 Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian on this day in history.
1877 On December - 12 jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48
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