Top Historical Events That Happened on December 25

1745  Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden   

1750  John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer.   

1757  Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839).   

1758  Halley's comet inaugural sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return.   

1758  Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return.   

1760  In this year, Juptier Hammon, New York slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Thought"   

1760  In this year, Juptier Hammon, NY slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Throught"   

1761  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51.   

1763  Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)   

1765  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer   

1765  Antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79   

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth.   

1775  Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate.   

1775  Antun Sorkocevic, composer   

1776  Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1400 Hessians.   

1788  John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

1808  Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890   

1811  Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz.   

1813  Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890.   

1814  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People)   

1815  Temistocle Solera, composer   

1818  "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber and Joseph Mohr sung for inaugural time.   

1818  inaugural US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston.   

1818  1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria).   

1821  Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross)   

1823  Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1824  Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60.   

1825  Esteban Salas y Castro, composer   

1829  Patrick S Gilmore, composer.   

1830  Hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic," premieres   

1831  Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday   

1831  Johann Herbeck, composer   

1832  Charles Darwins celebrates Christmas in St Martin at Cape Receiver.   

1832  Thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865.   

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1250  John iv laskaris: Byzantine emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of saxony: Queen of denmark and norway   

1583  Orlando gibbons: English composer (o clap your hands), baptized   

1587  Margarita of austria: Queen of philip iii of spain   

1601  Jose ximenez: Composer   

1624  Angelus silesius: [johann scheffler], german mystic (st seelenlust)   

1628  Noel coypel: French painter   

1646  Harald vallerius: Composer   

0795  Adrian i: Italian pope (772-95),   

0820  Leo v: The armenian, byzantine gen/emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  Peter venerabilis: Fr theologist/9th abbot of cluny,   

1249  Peter nolascus: Spanish monastery founder/st,   

1513  Death of Johannes amerbach: Swiss publisher/printer,   

1530  Death of Babur: Emperor of delhi,   

1635  Death of Samuel de champlain: French explorer and founder of quebec city (b. 1567)   

1676  Death of Matthew hale: Lord chief justice of england (b. 1609)