Page 3: Historical Events In December - 01

1823  On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer   

1824  House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay - Adams eventually declared president on December - 01.   

1824  On December - 01 house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams   

1825  On this day in history aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47   

1826  William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on this day in history.   

1831  Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1835  Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales on December - 01.   

1835  Micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1838  Van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale on December - 01.   

1840  Plague in Dalmatia on this day in history.   

1840  Smallpox in South Africa on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history yellow fever in United States   

1842  On December - 01 midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel   

1842  Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged on this day in history.   

1843  On December - 01 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens   

1844  On this day in history alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland   

1846  On December - 01 third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people   

1847  Agathe Grondahl, composer on this day in history.   

1847  Typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people on December - 01.   

1847  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.   

1847  Influenza in Worldwide on December - 01.   

1848  On this day in history cholera in Egypt   

1848  Cholera in North America on this day in history.   

1850  Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands on December - 01.   

1854  On December - 01 armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria.   

1864  Fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets on December - 01.   

1864  On this day in history raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA   

1865  On this day in history constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1868  John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war on this day in history.   

1871  Archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895) on December - 01.   

1873  On December - 01 charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33)   

1874  Dominicus Johner, composer on December - 01.   

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1081  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.   

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1135  On December - 01 henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

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

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77