Page 3: Historical Events In December - 25

1745  On this day in history treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians   

1745  Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden on December - 25.   

1750  On December - 25 john "Christmas" Beckwith, composer   

1757  On this day in history benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839)   

1758  On this day in history halley's comet first sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return   

1758  On December - 25 halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return   

1760  Juptier Hammon, New York slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Thought" on this day in history.   

1760  On December - 25 juptier Hammon, NY slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Throught"   

1761  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)   

1765  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79   

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth on December - 25.   

1775  Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate on this day in history.   

1775  Antun Sorkocevic, composer on December - 25.   

1776  On December - 25 washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians   

1776  Washington crosses Delaware & surprises & defeats 1,400 Hessians on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

1808  Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 on December - 25.   

1811  Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz on December - 25.   

1813  Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890 on this day in history.   

1814  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer   

1818  "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber and Joseph Mohr sung for first time on this day in history.   

1818  First US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston on December - 25.   

1818  On this day in history 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria)   

1821  On this day in history clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross)   

1823  Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60   

1825  Esteban Salas y Castro, composer on this day in history.   

1829  Patrick S Gilmore, composer on December - 25.   

1830  On December - 25 hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic," premieres   

1831  Louisiana & Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday on December - 25.   

1831  Johann Herbeck, composer on this day in history.   

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1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on December - 25.   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on December - 25.   

1583  On December - 25 birth of orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized   

1587  Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.   

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  On December - 25 birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  On December - 25 death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  On this day in history peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61   

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  On December - 25 johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on December - 25.   

1676  On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)