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 this day in history joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  First telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York on this day in history.   

1867  On December - 29 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  On this day in history bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century)   

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on December - 29.   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 29 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on December - 29.   

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  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on December - 29.   

1879  On this day in history billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)   

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

1885  On December - 29 gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

1887  Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1890  On December - 29 the last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place   

1890  On this day in history uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

1890  Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on December - 29.   

1891  Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1892  On this day in history emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair)   

1894  On December - 29 chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1895  Dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 29 first issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published.   

1896  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile) on December - 29.   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on December - 29.   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on December - 29.   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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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  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

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

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  On December - 29 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  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

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

1619  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

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)