Page 5: Historical Events In 1825

Nov 26   1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)).   

Nov 26   The inaugural college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)).   

Nov 29   1st Italian opera in US, "Barber of Seville" premieres (NYC)   

Nov 29   inaugural Italian opera, Barber of Seville, produced in US (NYC).   

Dec 01   Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47   

Dec 02   Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1831-89).   

Dec 04   Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer.   

Dec 06   Pres John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory   

Dec 06   President John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory.   

Dec 14   Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins.   

Dec 16   Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

Dec 18   Charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867.   

Dec 19   George Frederick Bristow, composer.   

Dec 20   Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888.   

Dec 25   Esteban Salas y Castro, composer   

Dec 26   Erie Canal opens.   

Dec 27   1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England   

Dec 27   inaugural public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England   

Dec 27   Reinhold Finsterbusch, composer   

Dec 29   Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies.   

Dec 30   Peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64.   

Dec 31   Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

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Jan 10   Alexander travis hawthorn: Brig gen (confederate army), died in 1899   

Jan 11   Bayard taylor: U.s. poet and writer (d. 1878   

Jan 12   Joseph robert davis: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1896   

Jan 21   Imre madách: Hungarian writer    

Jan 28   George edward pickett: Major general (confederate army), died in 1875   

Feb 07   Crystobal oudrid y segura: Composer   

Feb 15   Carter harrison: Sr., american politician    

Feb 22   Jean baptiste salpointe: Second archbishop of santa fe    

Jan 04   Ferdinand i: King of sicily/naples (ferdinand iv),   

Jan 08   Eli whitney: American inventor (b. 1765)   

Jan 14   George dance the younger: English architect (b. 1741)   

Feb 05   Pierre gaveaux: Composer,    

Feb 10   Paul van hemert: Dutch theologist/philosopher (kant),    

Feb 16   George gerson: Composer,   

Feb 24   Thomas bowdler: Self-appointed shakespearean censor,    

Mar 24   Giovanni domenico perotti: Composer,