Page 2: Historical Events In December - 13

1732  Jean-Claude Trial, composer.   

1734  England and Russia sign trade agreement   

1738  Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59   

1740  Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

1742  Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes   

1759  1st music store in America opens (Phila).   

1769  Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter.   

1769  C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54.   

1770  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer   

1774  inaugural incident of the Revolution-400 attack Fort William and Mary, NH   

1774  1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft William and Mary, NH.   

1774  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50   

1793  Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, dies at 63   

1797  Heinrich Heine, German romantic poet and writer is born   

1797  Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt).   

1810  Clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty)   

1812  Marianne von Martinez, composer, dies at 68.   

1814  Charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79   

1816  Patent for a dry dock issued to John Adamson, Boston   

1816  Clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882.   

1818  Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)   

1819  Edwin George Monk, composer   

1823  Gioacchino Rossini arrives in London.   

1833  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonia.   

1835  Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem).   

1838  Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer   

1843  "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6000 copies sold.   

1843  George Stephanescu, composer   

1847  In this year, Emily Bronte, under the pseudonym 'Ellis Bell', publishes 'Wuthering Heights'.   

1850  G F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G ).   

1853  Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter   

1858  Jakab Gyula Major, composer.   

1861  Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV.   

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, Va; South beats North.   

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1521  Sixtus v: [felice peretti/"montalto"], bishop of fermo/pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik xiv wasa: King of sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry iv: 1st bourbon-king of navarre/france (1572/89-1610)   

1585  William drummond of hawthornden: Scottish poet   

1640  Robert plot: English naturalist   

1662  Francesco bianchini: Italian philosopher and scientist   

1678  Yongzheng emperor of china: Yongzheng emperor of china (d. 1735)   

1720  Carlo gozzi: Italian dramatist   

0838  Death of Pippijn i: King of aquitania,   

1048  Death of Al-biruni: Arabic royal astrologer,   

1124  Callistus ii: [guido di borgogna], italian pope (1119-24),   

1126  Death of Hendrik ix: The black, duke of bayern (1120-26),   

1204  Maimonides: Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar,   

1250  Death of Frederick ii: German emperor (1212-1250),   

1404  Albrecht: Duke of bavaria,   

1466  Donatello: Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)