Historical Events In December - 29

1862  Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman on December - 29.  

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 December - 29 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 December - 29.  

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

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

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1880  On this day in history jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer  

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

1887  Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on December - 29.  

1888  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on this day in history.  

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 December - 29.  

1890  On December - 29 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 December - 29 big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee  

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

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

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

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

1895  Dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg on December - 29.  

1896  First issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published on this day in history.  

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

1897  On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer  

1898  On this day in history jeanne Leleu, composer  

1898  On December - 29 georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74  

1899  English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up on December - 29.  

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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  On December - 29 birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great  

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

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

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1776  On December - 29 birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric  

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

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.  

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II  

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

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

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.  

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

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on this day in history.