Page 3: Historical Events In December - 25

1745  On December - 25 treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians   

1745  Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden on this day in history.   

1750  On December - 25 john "Christmas" Beckwith, composer   

1757  On December - 25 benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839)   

1758  Halley's comet first sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return   

1760  On this day in history juptier Hammon, New York slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Thought"   

1760  On December - 25 juptier Hammon, NY slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Throught"   

1761  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51 on December - 25.   

1763  On this day in history claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph)   

1765  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer on December - 25.   

1765  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79   

1771  Dorothy Wordsworth on December - 25.   

1775  On this day in history pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate   

1775  On this day in history antun Sorkocevic, composer   

1776  Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians on December - 25.   

1776  On this day in history washington crosses Delaware & surprises & defeats 1,400 Hessians   

1788  On this day in history john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

1808  Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 on December - 25.   

1811  On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz   

1813  Milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890 on this day in history.   

1814  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) on December - 25.   

1815  Temistocle Solera, composer on this day in history.   

1818  On December - 25 "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber and Joseph Mohr sung for first time   

1818  On December - 25 first US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston   

1818  1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria) on December - 25.   

1821  Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross) on December - 25.   

1823  On December - 25 preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1824  On this day in history barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60   

1825  Esteban Salas y Castro, composer on December - 25.   

1829  On this day in history patrick S Gilmore, composer   

1830  On this day in history hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic," premieres   

1831  On this day in history louisiana & Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday   

1831  On December - 25 johann Herbeck, composer   

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1250  John IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305) was born on December - 25.   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized was born on December - 25.   

1587  On December - 25 birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  On this day in history birth of jose Ximenez, composer   

1624  Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust) was born on December - 25.   

1628  On this day in history birth of noel Coypel, French painter   

1646  On this day in history birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

0795  On December - 25 adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  On this day in history death of leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.   

1635  On December - 25 death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on December - 25.