Page 2: Historical Events In December - 23
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1699 On this day in history joseph Gibbs, composer
1709 On December - 23 jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer
1715 On December - 23 russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund
1716 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer on this day in history.
1724 On this day in history 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 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) on December - 23.
1751 On December - 23 france sets plan to tax clergymen
1758 Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York on this day in history.
1761 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy on this day in history.
1763 On this day in history john Davy, composer
1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France on December - 23.
1776 On this day in history thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls"
1777 On December - 23 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 December - 23 benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct
1780 On this day in history charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher
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 December - 23.
1790 Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics on December - 23.
1793 On this day in history thomas Jefferson warned of slave revolts in West Indies
1795 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel) on December - 23.
1804 On December - 23 charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 The birth of Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader on this day in history.
1805 On December - 23 joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church)
1808 On this day in history thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 Samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty) on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history michel Delalande, composer, dies at 73
1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat on December - 23.
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