Historical Events In December - 01

1823  Ernest Reyer, composer on December - 01.   

1824  On December - 01 house of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay - Adams eventually declared president   

1824  House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams on December - 01.   

1825  Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47 on December - 01.   

1826  William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on December - 01.   

1831  Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather on December - 01.   

1832  Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales   

1835  Micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale.   

1840  On December - 01 plague in Dalmatia   

1840  Smallpox in South Africa on December - 01.   

1841  Yellow fever in United States on December - 01.   

1842  On this day in history midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel   

1842  Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged on this day in history.   

1843  On December - 01 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens   

1844  On this day in history alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland   

1846  On December - 01 third cholera pandemic in Russia killing 1 million+ people   

1847  On December - 01 agathe Grondahl, composer   

1847  Typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20,000+ people on December - 01.   

1847  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.   

1847  Influenza in Worldwide on December - 01.   

1848  On this day in history cholera in Egypt   

1848  Cholera in North America on this day in history.   

1850  Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands   

1854  Armed Diggers prepare for confrontation with troops on Eureka Hill, Victcoria on December - 01.   

1864  On December - 01 fire in Brisbane destroys city area bounded by Queen, George, Elizabeth and Albert streets.   

1864  Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA on December - 01.   

1865  On this day in history constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76   

1868  John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war on December - 01.   

1871  On this day in history archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895)   

1873  On this day in history charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33)   

1874  On December - 01 dominicus Johner, composer   

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on December - 01.   

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on December - 01.   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.   

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.   

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies   

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.   

1377  On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77