Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  On this day in history battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman   

1864  Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball on this day in history.   

1866  On December - 29 joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  On this day in history first telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York   

1867  On this day in history 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on December - 29.   

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 29 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH   

1876  On this day in history 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die   

1876  On December - 29 pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer   

1877  On December - 29 grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers.   

1877  On December - 29 willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies   

1879  Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) on December - 29.   

1880  Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer on December - 29.   

1885  Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) on December - 29.   

1887  On this day in history kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

1888  On December - 29 joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal   

1890  On December - 29 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

1890  Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west on this day in history.   

1890  The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America on December - 29.   

1890  The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on December - 29.   

1890  US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD on this day in history.   

1890  Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)   

1891  On December - 29 leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1892  Emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair) on December - 29.   

1894  Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1895  On December - 29 dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg   

1896  First issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published on December - 29.   

1896  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile) on this day in history.   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on December - 29.   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on December - 29.   

1898  On this day in history georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

1899  On this day in history english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

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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  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 29 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  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)