Page 2: Historical Events In December - 21

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80).   

1810  Ludwig Schuncke, composer.   

1815  Thomas Couture, French painter/author   

1818  Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece.   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45.   

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects and spiders)   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer   

1829  1st stone arch railroad bridge in US dedicated, Baltimore.   

1832  John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1835  HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand)   

1840  Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)   

1844  The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement   

1848  Edward Everett Rice, composer   

1849  1st US skating club formed (Phila).   

1849  James Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal).   

1850  Zdenek Fibich, composer.   

1853  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter).   

1859  Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

1859  Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66.   

1860  Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah).   

1861  Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel   

1864  Gen Sherman conquers Savannah.   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51.   

1866  Cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre   

1867  John Winter Thompson, composer.   

1872  Albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

1874  Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36)   

1879  Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader is born   

1879  Theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value)   

1886  George Norman Peterkin, composer   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  Pim Mulier 1st and only trip to "Alvesteddetocht".   

1890  Fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53).   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73.   

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1117  Thomas becket: Archbishop of canterbury   

1401  Tommaso masaccio: Italian painter   

1518  Mark van vaernewijck: Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan iii: King of sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro mohyla: Moldovan orthodox metropolitan bishop of kiev and galicia   

1603  Roger williams: English theologian and colonist   

1616  Pietro andrea ziani: Composer   

1628  Samuel friedrich capricornus: Composer   

0072  Death of Thomas the apostle: Thomas the apostle   

0918  Death of Conrad i: Duke of franconia/german king (911-918),   

1295  Death of Marguerite berenger of provence: Wife of louis ix of france (bc. 1221)   

1308  Death of Henry i: The child, 1st landgrave of hessen (1256-1308),   

1375  Giovanni boccaccio: Italian poet (vita di dante),   

1504  Death of Bertold von henneberg-römhild: German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  Marguerite of navarre: Wife of henry ii of navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Vicente masip: Spanish painter