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

1833  Charles Darwins celebrates Christmas in Port Desire, Patagonia   

1834  Charles Darwins celebrates Christmas on Beagle at Tres Montes, Chile.   

1835  Charles Darwins company celebrates Christmas in Pahia, New Zealand   

1837  Battle of Okeechobee-US forces defeat Seminole Indians.   

1837  Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner.   

1842  Bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76.   

1843  inaugural theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, NYC)   

1843  1st theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, NYC)   

1848  New Haven Railroad opens   

1848  Johann Erik Nordblom, composer, dies at 60.   

1854  Opening of the Bytown and Prescott Railway between Prescott and Bytown (now Ottawa), 54 miles. inaugural rail service to what is now Canada's Capital. Bytown was renamed Ottawa in 1855 and the railway became the Ottawa and Prescott Railway Company, now part of Canadian Pacific   

1855  James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884.   

1859  Raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

1862  40000 watch the Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC   

1862  40000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC   

1865  Evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general (1904-34)   

1867  Alfred Kerr, writer.   

1868  Despite bitter opposition, President A Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion (the Civil War)   

1868  Despite bitter opposition, Pres A Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion (Civil War).   

1868  Eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer).   

1868  Linus Yale, developer of cylinder lock, dies.   

1875  Lambs Club in NY forms.   

1875  Theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna   

1876  Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58).   

1878  W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise).   

1878  Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies.   

1881  The ship Lord Bute, left Newcastle on Tyne and was not heard of again. It is speculated that she was lost with all hands the following day   

1881  Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees)   

1883  Maurice Utrillo, French painter is born   

1883  Fran Lhotka, composer.   

1883  Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer, dies at 65   

1887  Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)   

1888  1st indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia   

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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  Death of Adrian i: Italian pope (772-95),   

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

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

1249  Death of Peter nolascus: Spanish monastery founder/st,   

1513  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)