Page 2: Historical Events In December - 23
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1699 Joseph Gibbs, composer on this day in history.
1709 Jean-Noel Hamal, composer on this day in history.
1714 On this day in history johann Siebenkas, composer
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund on December - 23.
1716 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer on December - 23.
1724 Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth on this day in history.
1728 Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin on this day in history.
1732 Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) on this day in history.
1749 Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer on December - 23.
1750 On December - 23 frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27)
1751 France sets plan to tax clergymen on December - 23.
1758 Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York on December - 23.
1761 Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy on December - 23.
1763 On December - 23 john Davy, composer
1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France on December - 23.
1776 On December - 23 thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls"
1777 The birth of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign on this day in history.
1777 On December - 23 aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
1779 Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct on December - 23.
1780 On December - 23 charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher
1783 On December - 23 washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
1783 General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress on December - 23.
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia on this day in history.
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 On this day in history thomas Jefferson warned of slave revolts in West Indies
1795 On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
1804 Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk) on December - 23.
1805 On December - 23 the birth of Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader
1805 Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church) on this day in history.
1808 Thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883 on December - 23.
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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