Historical Events In December - 01

1712  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer on December - 01.   

1722  A L Karschin, writer on this day in history.   

1723  On December - 01 susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress   

1724  On this day in history charles Theodoor, elector (Palts & Bayern)   

1726  On this day in history eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer   

1727  Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history giuseppe Sarti, composer   

1729  On this day in history christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59   

1736  On this day in history simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72   

1742  On this day in history jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth   

1742  On December - 01 empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia   

1743  Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium) on December - 01.   

1750  First American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md on December - 01.   

1750  1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md on December - 01.   

1750  On December - 01 doppelmayr, mathematician   

1755  On December - 01 maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59   

1761  The birth of Madame Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller on this day in history.   

1768  The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway on December - 01.   

1779  Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer on December - 01.   

1781  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history charles and M.N. Roberts ascend 2,000' in a hydrogen balloon   

1783  On December - 01 charles & M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon   

1784  On December - 01 francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer   

1787  The first lighthouse, built at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, lit on December - 01.   

1787  On December - 01 pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer   

1792  On this day in history lobachevsky, mathematician   

1797  On this day in history oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71   

1808  Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer   

1813  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1814  August Rockel, composer on this day in history.   

1817  Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1821  Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain on this day in history.   

1822  Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil on December - 01.   

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.   

1083  On December - 01 birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.   

1566  On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)   

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.   

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.   

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.