Historical Events In December - 18

1760  Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten) on December - 18.  

1774  On December - 18 jews expelled from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia by Empress Maria Theresa  

1774  Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia on this day in history.  

1777  On December - 18 first national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender  

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

1779  On this day in history joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history")  

1779  On this day in history jan Punt, engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68  

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

1786  Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz) on December - 18.  

1787  On this day in history new Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution  

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1788  On this day in history camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer  

1793  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 george Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon  

1803  William Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh) on December - 18.  

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 December - 18.  

1812  Wiktor Kazynski, composer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1825  On this day in history charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867  

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

1832  Charles Darwins visits Vurland on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history george Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

1835  Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1837  A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP) on this day in history.  

1839  First celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY on December - 18.  

1839  On December - 18 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC  

1839  Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.  

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

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

1620  On this day in history birth of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)  

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

1633  On this day in history 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 December - 18.  

0821  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans  

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on December - 18.  

1290  Death of King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240) on December - 18.  

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on this day in history.  

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.  

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

1565  On this day in history benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62