Page 2: Historical Events In December - 10

1787  Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on this day in history.   

1794  On December - 10 james Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870   

1799  On December - 10 metric system established in France   

1805  On this day in history john E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church   

1805  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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

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

1813  On this day in history errico Petrella, composer   

1816  Dutch regain Sumatra on December - 10.   

1817  On this day in history mississippi admitted as 20th state   

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

1821  On December - 10 nekrassow, writer   

1822  On December - 10 thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

1823  Wilhelm Kuhe, composer on December - 10.   

1824  On December - 10 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 December - 10.   

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  "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) on December - 10.   

1831  On December - 10 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 this day in history the birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system   

1851  On December - 10 melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries   

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  On this day in history 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.   

1868  Louis Victor Saar, composer on this day in history.   

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

1870  Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) on this day in history.   

1872  Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on December - 10.   

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

1877  On December - 10 federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68   

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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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

1679  On December - 10 birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

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

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history 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  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

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

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

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

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

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