Historical Events In December - 18

1760  On this day in history 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 this day in history empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia  

1777  First national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender on this day in history.  

1777  On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender  

1779  On December - 18 joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history")  

1779  Jan Punt, engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1783  English king George III fires govt of Portland on this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz)  

1787  New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution on December - 18.  

1788  On December - 18 camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer  

1793  On December - 18 surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.  

1796  On December - 18 first US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor  

1796  1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) on this day in history.  

1799  George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon on December - 18.  

1803  On this day in history william Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh)  

1803  Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1811  Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.  

1812  On December - 18 wiktor Kazynski, composer  

1813  On December - 18 british take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812  

1813  On December - 18 british take Ft Niagara in War of 1812  

1816  Alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 on December - 18.  

1819  Yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija) on December - 18.  

1825  On December - 18 charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867  

1826  Charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer (L'ami Fritz) on December - 18.  

1829  Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85 on this day in history.  

1831  Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 on December - 18.  

1832  Charles Darwins visits Vurland on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1839  On this day in history first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY  

1839  On this day in history 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC  

1839  Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 on December - 18.  

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1507  On December - 18 birth of Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

1562  On this day in history birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  On this day in history birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.  

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.  

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on this day in history.  

1633  Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised was born on December - 18.  

1633  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised  

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.  

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on December - 18.  

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  

1442  On this day in history death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)  

1495  On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)  

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on this day in history.  

1565  On December - 18 benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62