Page 2: Historical Events In December - 18

1760  Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten) on this day in history.   

1774  Jews expelled from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia by Empress Maria Theresa on December - 18.   

1774  Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia on December - 18.   

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  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  Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1799  On this day in history 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  British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history 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  Charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on December - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75   

1832  Charles Darwins visits Vurland on this day in history.   

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

1839  On December - 18 charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75   

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

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 December - 18.   

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  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 this day in history death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

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

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

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

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

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