Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman on this day in history.   

1864  Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  First telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on this day in history.   

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on December - 29.   

1876  On this day in history 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die on December - 29.   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

1877  Grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers on December - 29.   

1877  On December - 29 willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies   

1879  On December - 29 billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)   

1880  Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer on this day in history.   

1885  On December - 29 gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

1887  On December - 29 kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

1888  On December - 29 joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal   

1890  300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota on this day in history.   

1890  On December - 29 federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west   

1890  On this day in history the "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America   

1890  The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on December - 29.   

1890  On December - 29 uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

1890  On December - 29 big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) on December - 29.   

1891  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1892  On this day in history emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair)   

1894  On December - 29 chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1895  Dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg on December - 29.   

1896  First issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published on December - 29.   

1896  On December - 29 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)   

1897  On December - 29 hermann Heiss, composer   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 29 georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

1899  On December - 29 english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On December - 29 birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on this day in history.   

1141  On December - 29 death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)