Historical Events In December - 18

1760  On December - 18 knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten)  

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  First national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender on December - 18.  

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

1779  Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history") on this day 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 December - 18.  

1786  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history first US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor  

1796  1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) on December - 18.  

1799  George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon on this day in history.  

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

1803  Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59 on December - 18.  

1811  On December - 18 alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1812  Wiktor Kazynski, composer on December - 18.  

1813  On this day in history british take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812  

1813  British take Ft Niagara in War of 1812 on this day in history.  

1816  On December - 18 alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1871  

1819  On this day in history yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija)  

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  On this day in history jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85  

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

1832  On December - 18 charles Darwins visits Vurland  

1835  George Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on December - 18.  

1835  On December - 18 johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer, dies at 82  

1837  A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP) on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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1507  On this day in history birth of Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised  

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised  

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita  

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

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)  

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

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)  

1505  On December - 18 death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed  

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