Page 6: Historical Events In 1831
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Dec 02 Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56. 


Dec 05 Former Pres John Q Adams takes his seat as member of House of Reps 


Dec 05 Former President John Q Adams takes his seat as member of House of Reps 


Dec 06 Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 


Dec 08 James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies. 


Dec 10 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) 


Dec 10 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist. 


Dec 11 John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55. 


Dec 15 Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 


Dec 18 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 


Dec 22 Mark Rutherford, writer 


Dec 25 Johann Herbeck, composer. 


Dec 25 Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday 


Dec 26 The opera "Norma" is produced (Milan) 


Dec 26 Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma," premieres in Milan. 


Dec 27 Charles Darwin sets out on a 5 year voyage to gather data for his theory of evolution. 


Dec 27 HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, sets sail on its world voyage. 


Dec 27 In this year, Darwin starts his voyage on board HMS Beagle 


Dec 27 Lucius Fairchild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 


Dec 29 Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895. 


Dec 31 Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City. 


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