Historical Events In December - 12
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
1791 On this day in history bank of US opens
1792 On this day in history in Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
1792 Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter on this day in history.
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 December - 12 french invasion of Russia comes to an end.
1812 On this day in history john Malchair, composer, dies at 82
1818 Paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 on December - 12.
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 Joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 on December - 12.
1832 On December - 12 abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal)
1833 Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica) on December - 12.
1835 On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer
1836 Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars)
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 this day in history.
1859 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 on December - 12.
1859 Edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners) on this day in history.
1862 On December - 12 confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River.
1862 On December - 12 battle of Dumfries, VA
1863 On this day in history the birth of Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter
1863 Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) on this day in history.
1866 On December - 12 alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)
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 Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1874 Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) on December - 12.
1875 On this day in history desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian
1877 On December - 12 jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »