Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  On December - 29 battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman   

1864  On December - 29 fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

1866  Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19) on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

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

1877  Grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers on this day in history.   

1877  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history 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 December - 29.   

1890  On this day in history the "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America   

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 December - 29.   

1890  On this day in history big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

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

1891  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68 on December - 29.   

1892  Emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

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

1896  On this day in history first issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published.   

1896  On this day in history david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)   

1897  On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on this day in history.   

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

1899  English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on December - 29.   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.   

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 December - 29.   

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 this day in history 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)