Page 2: Historical Events In December - 10
Saturday, 22 February 2025
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 December - 10.
1805 On this day in history john E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church
1805 On this day in history friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43
1810 On December - 10 tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1810 On December - 10 tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1813 On December - 10 errico Petrella, composer
1816 Dutch regain Sumatra on this day in history.
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 December - 10 nekrassow, writer
1822 On this day in history thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1823 Wilhelm Kuhe, composer on December - 10.
1824 George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie) on December - 10.
1826 On December - 10 benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68
1830 On December - 10 the birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet
1830 On this day in history emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems)
1830 On December - 10 simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies
1831 On December - 10 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet)
1831 On this day in history alexander Conze, German archaeologist
1833 On this day in history 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 Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries on December - 10.
1864 On December - 10 sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins
1864 On this day in history general Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins
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 this day in history louis Victor Saar, composer
1869 On December - 10 women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st)
1870 On December - 10 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)
1872 On this day in history johann Babtist Thaller, composer
1875 On December - 10 otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84
1877 Federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68 on December - 10.
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