Page 2: Historical Events In December - 21

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) on this day in history.   

1810  On December - 21 ludwig Schuncke, composer   

1815  On December - 21 thomas Couture, French painter/author   

1818  Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece on December - 21.   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on December - 21.   

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders) on this day in history.   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer on this day in history.   

1829  On December - 21 1st stone arch railroad bridge in US dedicated, Baltimore   

1832  On this day in history john Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1835  HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand) on this day in history.   

1840  On December - 21 mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)   

1844  On December - 21 the Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.   

1848  Edward Everett Rice, composer on December - 21.   

1849  On this day in history 1st US skating club formed (Phila)   

1849  On this day in history james Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)   

1850  On this day in history zdenek Fibich, composer   

1853  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter) on this day in history.   

1859  On December - 21 gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

1859  On December - 21 nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1860  On this day in history henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah)   

1861  On December - 21 congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel.   

1864  On this day in history gen Sherman conquers Savannah   

1864  On December - 21 william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1866  Cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre on this day in history.   

1867  John Winter Thompson, composer on this day in history.   

1872  On December - 21 albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

1874  Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader   

1879  On this day in history theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value)   

1886  George Norman Peterkin, composer on this day in history.   

1889  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 on December - 21.   

1890  Pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on December - 21.   

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1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.   

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1549  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.