Historical Events In December - 10

1787  Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on December - 10.   

1794  James Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on December - 10.   

1799  Metric system established in France on this day in history.   

1805  John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church on this day in history.   

1805  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on December - 10.   

1810  Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on December - 10.   

1810  Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on December - 10.   

1813  Errico Petrella, composer on December - 10.   

1816  On December - 10 dutch regain Sumatra   

1817  Mississippi admitted as 20th state on this day in history.   

1820  On December - 10 david Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864   

1821  On this day in history nekrassow, writer   

1822  Thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on December - 10.   

1823  On this day in history wilhelm Kuhe, composer   

1824  On this day in history george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)   

1826  Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1830  The birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet on this day in history.   

1830  Emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems) on December - 10.   

1830  On December - 10 simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies   

1831  "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history alexander Conze, German archaeologist   

1833  On December - 10 dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79   

1836  On December - 10 emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.   

1851  On December - 10 the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system   

1851  On this day in history melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries   

1864  On December - 10 sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins   

1864  General Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins on December - 10.   

1868  The first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps on this day in history.   

1868  On December - 10 louis Victor Saar, composer   

1869  Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st) on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 10 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)   

1872  Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on this day in history.   

1875  Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

1877  Federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.   

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  On this day in history death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72