Page 2: 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  British soldiers burn the town of Buffalo, New York, during this War of 1812 battle on December - 29.   

1813  On December - 29 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 this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer   

1815  On this day in history saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris   

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

1822  On December - 29 albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67   

1825  Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1831  On December - 29 adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1833  On this day in history john James Ingalls, (Rep-Ks)   

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

1835  On December - 29 charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29   

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

1837  On this day in history 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 December - 29.   

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

1841  King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon on this day in history.   

1845  On December - 29 texas is admitted as the 28th state of the US.   

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

1847  William Crotch, composer, dies at 72 on December - 29.   

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  Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer on this day in history.   

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

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.   

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

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

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

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

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

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

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 December - 29.   

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)