Historical Events In December - 29

1809  On December - 29 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 on December - 29.  

1813  On December - 29 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 on this day in history.  

1813  British burn Buffalo, NY during War of 1812 on this day in history.  

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

1815  Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris on December - 29.  

1821  Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61 on December - 29.  

1822  Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1825  On December - 29 giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies  

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

1833  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29  

1836  Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1837  On December - 29 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 on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine  

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

1845  On this day in history texas is admitted as the 28th state of the US.  

1845  On this day in history texas admitted as 28th state  

1847  On this day in history william Crotch, composer, dies at 72  

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  Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) on this day in history.  

1850  On December - 29 tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer  

1851  On December - 29 first Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)  

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

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

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  On December - 29 venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)  

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

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer  

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.  

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

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great  

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th  

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.  

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.  

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.  

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)  

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.  

1170  On this day in history death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II  

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on this day in history.  

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.  

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51  

1634  On December - 29 death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)