Page 2: Historical Events In December - 21

1804  On this day in history benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80)   

1810  Ludwig Schuncke, composer on this day in history.   

1815  On December - 21 thomas Couture, French painter/author   

1818  On December - 21 amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders) on December - 21.   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer on this day in history.   

1829  On December - 21 1st stone arch railroad bridge in US dedicated, Baltimore   

1832  John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on December - 21.   

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand)   

1840  On December - 21 mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)   

1844  On this day in history the Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.   

1848  On December - 21 edward Everett Rice, composer   

1849  1st US skating club formed (Phila) on this day in history.   

1849  James Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal) on December - 21.   

1850  Zdenek Fibich, composer on this day in history.   

1853  On December - 21 isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter)   

1859  On December - 21 gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

1859  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1860  On this day in history henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah)   

1861  On this day in history congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel.   

1864  On this day in history gen Sherman conquers Savannah   

1864  William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 on December - 21.   

1866  Cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre on December - 21.   

1867  John Winter Thompson, composer on December - 21.   

1872  On December - 21 albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

1874  Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36) on December - 21.   

1879  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader   

1879  Theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value) on this day in history.   

1886  On December - 21 george Norman Peterkin, composer   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht"   

1890  On this day in history fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On December - 21 birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  On December - 21 birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter