Page 2: Historical Events In December - 18

1760  On December - 18 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  Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia on December - 18.   

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

1777  1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history 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  Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer on this day in history.   

1793  Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck on December - 18.   

1796  First US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor on this day in history.   

1796  1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) on this day in history.   

1799  George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon on this day in history.   

1803  William Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh) on December - 18.   

1803  On this day in history johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59   

1811  On December - 18 alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

1812  Wiktor Kazynski, composer on December - 18.   

1813  British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 on December - 18.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1829  On December - 18 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 this day in history.   

1835  On December - 18 george Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1835  Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1837  A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP) on December - 18.   

1839  First celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY on this day in history.   

1839  1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC on December - 18.   

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

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1507  On this day in history birth of ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551)   

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

1569  On December - 18 birth of jakob Hassler, composer   

1602  On this day in history birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

1610  Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist was born on December - 18.   

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  On December - 18 birth of willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised   

0468  Death of Huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita on this day in history.   

0821  On December - 18 death of theodulf, Bishop of Orléans   

1133  On this day in history death of hildebert, French writer   

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

1442  Death of Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371) on this day in history.   

1495  Death of King Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448) on December - 18.   

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.