Page 2: Historical Events In December - 29

1809  Albert Pike, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891.   

1812  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  British soldiers burn the town of Buffalo, New York, during this War of 1812 battle.   

1813  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   

1813  Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer   

1815  Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris   

1821  Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61.   

1822  Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67   

1825  Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies   

1831  Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895.   

1833  John James Ingalls, (Rep-Ks).   

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

1835  Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29.   

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83   

1837  Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a US steamboat docked at Buffalo.   

1837  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   

1841  King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon   

1845  Texas is admitted as the 28th state of the US.   

1845  Texas admitted as 28th state   

1847  William Crotch, composer, dies at 72   

1848  Gas lights inaugural installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

1848  Gaslights are installed in the White House.   

1848  Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration).   

1850  Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer.   

1851  inaugural Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)   

1851  The inaugural YMCA in the USA is organized in Boston   

1851  1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston).   

1852  Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants.   

1856  Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes integral).   

1857  Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar   

1859  Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20).   

1860  The inaugural British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched   

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1563  Francesco maria guaitoli: Composer   

1586  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna/marquis of aytona   

1678  Gotthard wagner: Composer   

1709  Elisabeth petrovna: Tsarina of russia/daughter of peter the great   

1721  Madame de pompadour: Mistress of french king louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van bylandt: Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime ambroise simon leborne: Composer   

1776  Charles macintosh: Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Empress gemmei of japan: Empress gemmei of japan (b. 661)   

1141  Yue fei: Chinese general, executed   

1170  Thomas beckett: Archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of king henry ii   

1558  Death of Hermann finck: Composer,   

1563  Death of Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine arnauld: French lawyer (philippica),   

1630  Jan baptist stalpart van der wiele: Rc pastor/lyricist,   

1634  Death of John albert vasa: Polish bishop (b. 1612)