Historical Events In December - 18

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

1774  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 December - 18 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  New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution on this day in history.  

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1788  Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer on this day in history.  

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  First US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor on December - 18.  

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

1799  On December - 18 george Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon  

1803  William Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh) on this day in history.  

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  On December - 18 wiktor Kazynski, composer  

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

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

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

1819  Yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija) on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1832  Charles Darwins visits Vurland on this day in history.  

1835  On December - 18 george Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

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

1837  On December - 18 a Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP)  

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  On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75  

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1507  Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.  

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on December - 18.  

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

1602  On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)  

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 December - 18.  

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

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on December - 18.  

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  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer  

1290  On December - 18 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  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on this day in history.  

1505  Death of John IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed on December - 18.  

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