Historical Events In December - 21

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) on this day in history.   

1810  On December - 21 ludwig Schuncke, composer   

1815  Thomas Couture, French painter/author on December - 21.   

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

1820  On December - 21 charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45   

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

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history 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  HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand) on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)   

1844  On December - 21 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  On December - 21 zdenek Fibich, composer   

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  Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) on December - 21.   

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

1864  Gen Sherman conquers Savannah on December - 21.   

1864  On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1866  On this day in history cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre   

1867  John Winter Thompson, composer on December - 21.   

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

1874  On this day in history juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36)   

1879  The birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value)   

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 this day in history.   

1890  On December - 21 fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)   

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

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

1401  On December - 21 birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician   

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

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

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

0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

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

1504  On December - 21 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  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.