Page 3: Historical Events In December - 04

1832  French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp on this day in history.   

1833  American Anti-Slavery Society organizes on this day in history.   

1833  American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila on December - 04.   

1835  Samuel Butler, England, author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh) on December - 04.   

1836  On December - 04 whig party holds its first national convention, Harrisburg, Pa   

1836  On this day in history whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa   

1836  On this day in history daniel Read, composer, dies at 79   

1838  On this day in history melesio Morales, composer   

1843  Manila paper (made from sails, canvas & rope) patented, Mass on this day in history.   

1844  On December - 04 james K Polk elected 11th president of US   

1851  On December - 04 pres Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France   

1858  On this day in history billy Gunn, cricketer (Notts & England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99)   

1861  On December - 04 lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul)   

1863  Storm flood ravages Nethe coastal provinces on this day in history.   

1864  On December - 04 romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law   

1864  Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA on December - 04.   

1865  On this day in history edith Louisa Cavell, England, nurse (WW I)   

1866  Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration) on December - 04.   

1867  On this day in history grange organized to protect farm interests   

1868  On this day in history richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter   

1872  The ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing on this day in history.   

1874  On December - 04 jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice)   

1875  The birth of Edgar Wallace, English writer on this day in history.   

1875  William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail on this day in history.   

1875  R M Rilke, writer on December - 04.   

1876  Dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria, poet (Iron Poems) on December - 04.   

1879  On this day in history herbert Hamilton Harty, composer   

1881  On this day in history the first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.   

1881  On December - 04 erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)   

1884  Alice Mary Smith, composer, dies at 45 on December - 04.   

1888  Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia (1921-34) on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 04 stanley's expedition reaches Bagamoyo in Indian Ocean   

1889  On December - 04 buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], US actor (War Horse)   

1890  Willem III, Dutch king, buried on December - 04.   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on December - 04.   

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

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

1584  On this day in history birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony   

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer   

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

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1075  On December - 04 death of archbishop Anno II of Cologne   

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

1137  On this day in history lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67   

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

1214  On December - 04 death of william I of Scotland