Page 3: Historical Events In December - 01

1823  Ernest Reyer, composer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay - Adams eventually declared president   

1824  House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams on December - 01.   

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

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

1831  On this day in history erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather   

1832  Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on December - 01.   

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

1835  On December - 01 micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1838  On this day in history van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale.   

1840  Plague in Dalmatia on this day in history.   

1840  Smallpox in South Africa on December - 01.   

1841  On this day in history yellow fever in United States   

1842  On this day in history 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  On this day in history philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged   

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

1844  Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland on December - 01.   

1846  Third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people on this day in history.   

1847  Agathe Grondahl, composer on December - 01.   

1847  On this day in history typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people   

1847  On December - 01 yellow fever in United States   

1847  On this day in history influenza in Worldwide   

1848  On December - 01 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  On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands   

1854  Armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 01.   

1871  Archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895) on this day in history.   

1873  Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33) on December - 01.   

1874  On this day in history dominicus Johner, composer   

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on December - 01.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.