Historical Events In December - 18

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

1774  Jews expelled from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia by Empress Maria Theresa on this day in history.  

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 December - 18.  

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

1779  Jan Punt, engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68 on December - 18.  

1783  On December - 18 english king George III fires govt of Portland  

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

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

1788  Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer on December - 18.  

1793  Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck on this day in history.  

1796  First US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1803  On December - 18 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 December - 18.  

1812  Wiktor Kazynski, composer on December - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 18.  

1829  On December - 18 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  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  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 this day in history.  

1839  On this day in history 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  On December - 18 birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)  

1562  On December - 18 birth of philipp Dulichius, composer  

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer  

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

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist  

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

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

1133  Death of Hildebert, French writer on this day in history.  

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 December - 18 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