Historical Events In December - 22
Monday, 25 September 2023
1715 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Peterhead on this day in history.
1721 On December - 22 nathaniel Hawes, tortured & executed in England for robbery
1723 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola-da-gamba-player/composer on this day in history.
1723 On December - 22 jacques Basnage, French/Dutch historian/vicar, dies at 70
1727 On this day in history william Ellery, US attorney/signer (Declar of Independence)
1728 On December - 22 charles Frederick, Baden, liberal ruler of Baden
1731 Dutch people revolt against meat tax on December - 22.
1738 On this day in history jean-Joseph Mouret, composer, dies at 56
1744 Abigail Adams, Weymouth Mass, 2nd first lady (1797-1801) on this day in history.
1745 Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer, dies at 66 on December - 22.
1753 Dugald Stewart, Edinburgh Scot, philosopher (Scottish common sense) on December - 22.
1761 On December - 22 dorothea Jordan, Ireland, French comedic actress
1764 Barbara Juliane Krudener, Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility on December - 22.
1767 On December - 22 andreas Hofer, South Tirol, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France)
1767 John Newberry, English publisher, dies on this day in history.
1768 The birth of John Crome, English landscape painter on December - 22.
1768 On December - 22 john Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher
1772 Moravian missionary constructs first schoolhouse west of Allegheny on December - 22.
1772 On December - 22 moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny
1775 On this day in history continental navy organized with 7 ships
1783 Washington resigns his military commission on December - 22.
1787 On this day in history rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar
1790 On this day in history russian troops occupy Ismail on Turks
1795 Thomas Ainsworth, English/Neth industrialist (Twentse textile) on December - 22.
1797 Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history joseph King Fenno Mansfield, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1807 An Embargo Act signed by President Jefferson prohibits all ships from leaving U S ports for foreign ports on this day in history.
1807 Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain & France on this day in history.
1808 On December - 22 thomas Cook, England, tour director (Thomas Cook & Son)
1809 On this day in history uS passes Non-Intercourse Act; opens trade with all nations except Britain and France; to retaliate against Napoleon's Decrees and British blockade; causes commercial depression in Canada.
1809 On this day in history benedict Augustin Morel, Vienna, Fren psychologist (dementia praecox)
1810 British frigate Minotaur sinks killing 480 on December - 22.
1812 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Romeo & Juliet) on this day in history.
1815 Spaniards execute Mexican revolutionary priest Jose Maria Morelos on December - 22.
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