Page 2: Historical Events In December - 18

1760  On this day in history knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten)   

1774  Jews expelled from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia by Empress Maria Theresa on this day in history.   

1774  On December - 18 empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia   

1777  On this day in history first national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender   

1777  1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender on December - 18.   

1779  On December - 18 joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history")   

1779  Jan Punt, engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68 on December - 18.   

1783  English king George III fires govt of Portland on December - 18.   

1786  On this day in history carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz)   

1787  On this day in history new Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution   

1788  On December - 18 camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer   

1793  Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history first US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor   

1796  1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) on December - 18.   

1799  On this day in history george Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon   

1803  William Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh) on this day in history.   

1803  Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1811  Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.   

1812  Wiktor Kazynski, composer on December - 18.   

1813  On this day in history british take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812   

1813  British take Ft Niagara in War of 1812 on this day in history.   

1816  On December - 18 alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1871   

1819  Yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija) on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867   

1826  Charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer (L'ami Fritz) on December - 18.   

1829  On this day in history jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85   

1831  Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 on December - 18.   

1832  Charles Darwins visits Vurland on December - 18.   

1835  George Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer, dies at 82   

1837  A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP) on this day in history.   

1839  On December - 18 first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY   

1839  1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC on this day in history.   

1839  On December - 18 charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on December - 18.   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650) was born on December - 18.   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on this day in history.   

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.   

1633  On December - 18 birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On December - 18 death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On this day in history death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on this day in history.