Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

1674  Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago on this day in history.   

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 December - 04.   

1682  First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1682  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania   

1708  On this day in history marianus Konigsperger, composer   

1720  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history first Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results.   

1783  General Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY on this day in history.   

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

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

1791  On December - 04 britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published   

1791  On December - 04 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer   

1795  On December - 04 thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution)   

1798  Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt on December - 04.   

1798  Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1800  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) on December - 04.   

1803  Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) on December - 04.   

1807  On this day in history prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston   

1808  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 on this day in history.   

1808  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) on December - 04.   

1812  On December - 04 peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower   

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

1816  James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King on this day in history.   

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

1818  William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society   

1825  On December - 04 hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer   

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

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

1555  On this day in history birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)   

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on December - 04.   

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

1646  On December - 04 birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on December - 04.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on December - 04.   

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

0771  On December - 04 karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20   

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

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 December - 04.   

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

1182  On this day in history henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

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