Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

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

1864  On this day in history fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

1866  Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19) on December - 29.   

1867  On December - 29 first telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York   

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

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

1871  On this day in history ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

1876  On this day in history pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer   

1877  On this day in history 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  On this day in history gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

1887  On this day in history 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 December - 29.   

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

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

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

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  On December - 29 emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair)   

1894  Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64 on December - 29.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 December - 29.   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

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

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  On this day in history 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 December - 29.   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

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

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

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)