Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

1674  On December - 04 father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago   

1676  Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt on this day in history.   

1676  Johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39 on December - 04.   

1680  Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th on this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history first General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)   

1682  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III on this day in history.   

1691  Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania on December - 04.   

1708  Marianus Konigsperger, composer on December - 04.   

1720  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer on December - 04.   

1732  John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1745  On December - 04 bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby   

1762  First Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results on December - 04.   

1783  On December - 04 general Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY   

1783  Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14]   

1791  On this day in history britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published   

1791  On December - 04 johann Gottlob Topfer, composer   

1795  Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) on December - 04.   

1798  Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt on December - 04.   

1798  Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61 on December - 04.   

1800  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) on December - 04.   

1803  Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) on December - 04.   

1807  On December - 04 prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston   

1808  On this day in history napoleon moves into Spain in the autumn with an army of 150,000, routs the Spanish in a series of engagements in November, takes Madrid December 4, and puts his brother Joseph back on the throne   

1808  Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius) on December - 04.   

1812  Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower on December - 04.   

1812  Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on December - 04.   

1816  James Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King on December - 04.   

1816  On December - 04 james Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King   

1818  On this day in history william Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army)   

1822  Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer   

1829  Britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre on this day in history.   

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1443  On December - 04 birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael   

1555  On December - 04 birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)   

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

1584  On December - 04 birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony   

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on December - 04.   

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on December - 04.   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on December - 04.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on December - 04.   

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on December - 04.   

0771  On December - 04 karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20   

0811  Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on December - 04.   

1123  On this day in history death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on December - 04.   

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on this day in history.