Page 3: Historical Events In December - 25
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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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