Historical Events In December - 29

1809  On December - 29 albert Pike, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

1812  On December - 29 the USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.  

1813  On December - 29 british soldiers burn the town of Buffalo, New York, during this War of 1812 battle.  

1813  On this day in history major General Phineas Riall attacks villages of Black Rock and Buffalo with a party of Canadian militia and Indians to get revenge on burning of Newark and Queenston on Dec. 10.  

1813  British burn Buffalo, NY during War of 1812 on December - 29.  

1813  Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer on this day in history.  

1815  Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61  

1822  Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67 on December - 29.  

1825  Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies on December - 29.  

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1831  Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.  

1833  John James Ingalls, (Rep-Ks) on December - 29.  

1835  The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States on December - 29.  

1835  Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on December - 29.  

1837  Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a US steamboat docked at Buffalo on this day in history.  

1837  On December - 29 royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew 1792-1878 and a group of Canadian militiamen cross the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser, and capture the American supply steamer Caroline, burn the ship and set her adrife in the river towards Niagra FAlls  

1837  Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine on December - 29.  

1841  King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon on December - 29.  

1845  Texas is admitted as the 28th state of the US on this day in history.  

1845  Texas admitted as 28th state on this day in history.  

1847  William Crotch, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1848  Gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration) on December - 29.  

1848  On December - 29 gaslights are installed in the White House.  

1848  On this day in history gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)  

1850  On this day in history tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer  

1851  First Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) on December - 29.  

1851  On this day in history the first YMCA in the USA is organized in Boston.  

1851  1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) on December - 29.  

1852  Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants on this day in history.  

1856  On December - 29 thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes integral)  

1857  Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar on December - 29.  

1859  Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history the first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched.  

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer  

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona  

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1709  On December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great  

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.  

1743  On this day in history birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer  

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric  

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on this day in history.  

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed  

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II  

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31  

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)  

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.  

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.