Page 2: Historical Events In December - 21

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) on December - 21.   

1810  Ludwig Schuncke, composer on this day in history.   

1815  Thomas Couture, French painter/author on this day in history.   

1818  Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece on this day in history.   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders) on this day in history.   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer on December - 21.   

1829  1st stone arch railroad bridge in US dedicated, Baltimore on this day in history.   

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 this day in history mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)   

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

1848  Edward Everett Rice, composer on December - 21.   

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

1849  On this day in history james Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)   

1850  On December - 21 zdenek Fibich, composer   

1853  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter) on December - 21.   

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

1859  On December - 21 nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1860  Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) on this day in history.   

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

1864  On December - 21 gen Sherman conquers Savannah   

1864  On December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1866  On December - 21 cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre   

1867  On this day in history john Winter Thompson, composer   

1872  On this day in history albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

1874  Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36) on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 21 the birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader   

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

1886  George Norman Peterkin, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 21 joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  Pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" on December - 21.   

1890  Fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53) on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

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  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

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 December - 21.   

1628  On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer   

0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  On this day in history 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  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

1549  On this day in history death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter