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Historical Events In December - 12

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

1791  On this day in history bank of US opens  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1792  In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1792  On this day in history alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1800  Washington DC established as capital of US on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1805  On this day in history henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1806  On December - 12 stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1812  French invasion of Russia comes to an end on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1812  On this day in history john Malchair, composer, dies at 82  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1818  On December - 12 paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1821  On December - 12 gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1822  Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1830  Joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1832  Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal) on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1833  On this day in history matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1835  On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1836  On this day in history giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1838  Sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1843  On December - 12 willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1848  On this day in history william Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1858  1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent) on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1859  On this day in history edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1862  Confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1862  Battle of Dumfries, VA on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1863  The birth of Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1863  Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1866  Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  On this day in history joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  On December - 12 joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1871  On December - 12 jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1872  On this day in history willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1874  Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1875  Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1877  On December - 12 jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Days In December

List Of Important Days In December

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Famous Birthdays In December - 12

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1298  Albert II of Austria (d. 1358) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1418  Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1574  Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II was born on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1574  On December - 12 birth of anne of Denmark, queen consort of James I of England (d. 1619)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1579  Heinrich Steuccius, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1610  On this day in history birth of saint Vasilije (d. 1671)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1630  Olof Rudbeck, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1659  On December - 12 birth of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In December - 12

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0884  On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1112  On this day in history tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1204  Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1212  On December - 12 death of geoffrey, Archbishop of York  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1263  Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1574  On this day in history death of selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  On December - 12 death of stefan Batory, King of Poland (b. 1533)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1600  John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies on December - 12.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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