Page 2: Historical Events In December - 24

1754  On this day in history george Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy)   

1761  Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) on this day in history.   

1773  On December - 24 joseph Wolfl, composer   

1777  On this day in history kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook   

1781  On December - 24 friedrich, Baron von Riedesel 1738-1800 erects Canada's first Christmas tree for the garrison in Fort Sorel, Quebec   

1791  A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton) on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history russia & England sign Second anti-French Coalition   

1798  On this day in history adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz)   

1799  Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered on December - 24.   

1809  Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter on December - 24.   

1812  On December - 24 henry Russell, composer   

1813  Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer on December - 24.   

1814  Treaty of Ghent (end of the War of 1812) signed on December - 24.   

1814  On December - 24 treaty of Ghent (end of US-Britain's War of 1812) signed   

1818  On this day in history "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; first sung next day   

1818  "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history james Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy)   

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) on December - 24.   

1823  On this day in history philipp Christoph Kayser, composer, dies at 68   

1824  On December - 24 peter Cornelius, composer   

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer on this day in history.   

1829  Benjamin Ipavec, composer on December - 24.   

1832  First US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah GA on December - 24.   

1832  On this day in history 1st US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah, Ga   

1837  Sissi, Emperor of Austria on December - 24.   

1851  On December - 24 fire devastates Library of Congress in Washington destroys 35,000 volumes   

1851  On December - 24 fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes   

1859  On this day in history roman Statkowski, composer   

1860  Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in NYC on December - 24.   

1862  Joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1863  W M Thackeray, writer, dies at 52 on December - 24.   

1864  Battle of Gordonsville, VA on this day in history.   

1865  Several Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tn on December - 24.   

1865  Several Confederate veterans form Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tn on December - 24.   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  On December - 24 birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  On this day in history birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  On December - 24 birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

1508  On this day in history birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

1564  On this day in history birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on December - 24.   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.