Historical Events In December - 04

1674  On December - 04 father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago   

1676  On December - 04 battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39   

1680  Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th on this day in history.   

1682  First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on December - 04.   

1682  On December - 04 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III on December - 04.   

1691  On December - 04 emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania   

1708  On December - 04 marianus Konigsperger, composer   

1720  On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer   

1732  John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47 on December - 04.   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby   

1762  On December - 04 first Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results.   

1783  On December - 04 general Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY   

1783  Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC on December - 04.   

1786  On December - 04 john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14]   

1791  Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published on December - 04.   

1791  On December - 04 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer   

1795  Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) on this day in history.   

1798  On December - 04 rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt   

1798  On this day in history luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61   

1800  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) on this day in history.   

1803  On December - 04 augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane)   

1807  On December - 04 prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston   

1808  On December - 04 napoleon moves into Spain in the autumn with an army of 150,000, routs the Spanish in a series of engagements in November, takes Madrid December 4, and puts his brother Joseph back on the throne   

1808  On this day in history ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius)   

1812  Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower on December - 04.   

1812  On this day in history elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

1816  On December - 04 james Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King   

1816  On December - 04 james Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King   

1818  On December - 04 william Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army)   

1822  Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society on December - 04.   

1825  Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer on December - 04.   

1829  On this day in history britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on this day in history.   

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on December - 04.   

1580  On this day in history birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on this day in history.   

1595  On December - 04 birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

1646  On this day in history birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on this day in history.   

1667  On December - 04 birth of michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer   

0765  On this day in history death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)   

0771  On this day in history karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20   

0811  Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 on December - 04.   

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on this day in history.   

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on December - 04.   

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

1214  On this day in history death of william I of Scotland