Page 2: Historical Events In December - 12

1791  Bank of US opens on December - 12.   

1792  On December - 12 in Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn   

1792  On December - 12 alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter   

1800  On this day in history washington DC established as capital of US   

1805  On December - 12 henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co)   

1806  Stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 on December - 12.   

1812  On this day in history french invasion of Russia comes to an end.   

1812  On December - 12 john Malchair, composer, dies at 82   

1818  On December - 12 paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880   

1821  Gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary) on December - 12.   

1822  Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US on this day in history.   

1830  On December - 12 joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897   

1832  Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal) on December - 12.   

1833  On December - 12 matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica)   

1835  On December - 12 georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer   

1836  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67 on December - 12.   

1838  Sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars) on December - 12.   

1843  Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1848  William Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 12 battle of Dumfries, VA   

1863  The birth of Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter on this day in history.   

1863  Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)   

1870  On this day in history joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps   

1870  Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum   

1872  On December - 12 willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72   

1874  On this day in history volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)   

1875  Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48   

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1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on this day in history.   

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on December - 12.   

1574  On this day in history birth of anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II   

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)   

1579  On December - 12 birth of heinrich Steuccius, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)   

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)   

0884  On this day in history carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies   

1112  On December - 12 tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69   

1212  On this day in history death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York   

1263  On this day in history hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies   

1574  Death of Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524) on this day in history.   

1586  On December - 12 death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)   

1600  On December - 12 john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies