Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  On December - 29 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  First telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York on this day in history.   

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

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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  Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) on this day in history.   

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

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

1887  On December - 29 kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

1888  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on December - 29.   

1890  300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota on this day in history.   

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

1890  On December - 29 uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

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

1891  Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) on December - 29.   

1891  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

1895  On this day in history 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 December - 29 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)   

1897  On December - 29 hermann Heiss, composer   

1898  On December - 29 jeanne Leleu, composer   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on December - 29.   

1899  On December - 29 english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

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

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

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

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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