Historical Events In December - 06

1745  On December - 06 bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland   

1756  British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India on this day in history.   

1768  On December - 06 first edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)   

1768  On December - 06 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)   

1768  On December - 06 johann Baptist Henneberg, composer   

1774  Austria becomes the first nation to introduce state education on this day in history.   

1775  Nicolas Isouard, composer on this day in history.   

1776  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer on December - 06.   

1787  Laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor on December - 06.   

1790  On December - 06 congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol   

1790  The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December - 06.   

1792  On December - 06 abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)   

1793  On December - 06 marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, beheaded   

1799  On December - 06 joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71   

1806  Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer on December - 06.   

1808  On December - 06 johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future)   

1809  On this day in history stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1816  Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 on December - 06.   

1820  US president James Monroe re-elected on December - 06.   

1822  On December - 06 veterinary school in Utrecht opens   

1822  John Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US on December - 06.   

1825  President John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory on this day in history.   

1825  Pres John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory on this day in history.   

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on December - 06.   

1833  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata on this day in history.   

1833  John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916 on December - 06.   

1834  On this day in history jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54   

1841  Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres on December - 06.   

1843  On this day in history amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens   

1843  On this day in history albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1845  On this day in history alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded at Yale College.   

1846  On this day in history the opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)   

1846  On December - 06 opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)   

1846  On this day in history henryk Jarecki, composer   

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on December - 06.   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)