Page 2: Historical Events In December - 23
Friday, 18 July 2025
1699 On December - 23 joseph Gibbs, composer
1709 On this day in history jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund on this day in history.
1716 On this day in history johann Heinrich Rolle, composer
1724 On December - 23 emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth
1728 On December - 23 prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin
1732 On this day in history richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame)
1749 Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)
1751 On December - 23 france sets plan to tax clergymen
1758 Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York on December - 23.
1761 On December - 23 alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy
1763 John Davy, composer on December - 23.
1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France on this day in history.
1776 On this day in history thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls"
1777 On this day in history the birth of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign
1777 Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25) on December - 23.
1779 On this day in history benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher on this day in history.
1783 Washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief on this day in history.
1783 On this day in history general George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress
1788 On December - 23 maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia on this day in history.
1790 Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics on this day in history.
1793 Thomas Jefferson warned of slave revolts in West Indies on December - 23.
1795 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) on this day in history.
1804 On December - 23 charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 On this day in history the birth of Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader
1805 Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church) on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 On this day in history samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
1812 Michel Delalande, composer, dies at 73 on December - 23.
1815 On this day in history henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
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