Page 2: Historical Events In December - 06
Saturday, 21 December 2024
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland on this day in history.
1756 British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India on December - 06.
1768 On this day in history first edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)
1768 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland) on December - 06.
1768 Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer on this day in history.
1774 Austria becomes the first nation to introduce state education on this day in history.
1775 On December - 06 nicolas Isouard, composer
1776 On this day in history paul Friedrich Struck, composer
1787 Laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.
1790 Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol on December - 06.
1790 On December - 06 the U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1792 On December - 06 abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)
1793 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, beheaded on this day in history.
1799 On December - 06 joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71
1806 On December - 06 louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer
1808 Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future) on this day in history.
1809 Stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on December - 06.
1816 On this day in history henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1820 On December - 06 uS president James Monroe re-elected
1822 On December - 06 veterinary school in Utrecht opens
1822 On December - 06 john Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US
1825 On December - 06 president John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory
1825 On this day in history pres John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory
1831 On December - 06 joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1833 On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata
1833 On December - 06 john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916
1834 Jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1841 Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres on December - 06.
1843 Amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens on this day in history.
1843 On December - 06 albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher
1845 Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded at Yale College on December - 06.
1846 The opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) on December - 06.
1846 On this day in history opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)
1846 Henryk Jarecki, composer on this day in history.
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