Page 2: Historical Events In December - 18
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
1760 On December - 18 knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten)
1774 Jews expelled from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia by Empress Maria Theresa on this day in history.
1774 On December - 18 empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia
1777 On December - 18 first national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender
1777 On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender
1779 Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history") on December - 18.
1779 Jan Punt, engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68 on December - 18.
1783 English king George III fires govt of Portland on December - 18.
1786 On December - 18 carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz)
1787 On December - 18 new Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution
1788 On December - 18 camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer
1793 Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck on December - 18.
1796 On December - 18 first US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor
1796 On December - 18 1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)
1799 George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon on this day in history.
1803 On December - 18 william Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh)
1803 On this day in history johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59
1811 Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on December - 18.
1812 Wiktor Kazynski, composer on this day in history.
1813 British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 on this day in history.
1813 British take Ft Niagara in War of 1812 on this day in history.
1816 On this day in history alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
1819 Yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija) on December - 18.
1825 Charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on this day in history.
1826 Charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer (L'ami Fritz) on this day in history.
1829 Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85 on December - 18.
1831 On this day in history willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75
1832 On this day in history charles Darwins visits Vurland
1835 George Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.
1835 On this day in history johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer, dies at 82
1837 A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP) on December - 18.
1839 On December - 18 first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY
1839 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC on this day in history.
1839 Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 on December - 18.
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