Historical Events In December - 09

1747  England & Netherlands sign military treaty on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history etienne Ozi, composer   

1762  British parliament accept Treaty of Paris on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history benedetto Alfieri, Italian architect (San Giovanni Battista), dies   

1770  Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer, dies at 80 on December - 09.   

1783  1st execution at English Newgate-jail on December - 09.   

1791  On December - 09 peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer   

1793  Noah Webster establishes New York's first daily newspaper, American Minerva on December - 09.   

1793  On December - 09 noah Webster establishes NY's 1st daily newspaper, American Minerva   

1796  On this day in history prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer   

1805  Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

1814  On December - 09 jose Angel Lamas, composer, dies at 39   

1819  On December - 09 ann C Coleman, fiancee of pres Buchanan, commits suicide   

1824  On this day in history battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain   

1827  On this day in history francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer, dies at 90   

1842  On this day in history st M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla," premieres in Petersburg   

1842  On December - 09 pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist   

1848  On December - 09 joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories)   

1851  First Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) on this day in history.   

1851  1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) on December - 09.   

1853  Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884) on December - 09.   

1854  Lord Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade," published on this day in history.   

1854  Pekka Hannikainen, composer on this day in history.   

1856  The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces on December - 09.   

1859  Algernon Ashton, composer on December - 09.   

1861  On December - 09 battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)   

1862  On December - 09 karel Kovarovic, composer   

1864  On this day in history sidney Homer, composer   

1868  On this day in history 1st British govt of Gladstone forms   

1868  Fritz Haber, German phycist-chemist (Nobel 1919) on December - 09.   

1869  On this day in history noble Order of Knights of Labor founded, Philadelphia   

1873  On this day in history antoine Pompe, Belgian architect   

1875  On this day in history massachusetts Rifle Association "America's Oldest Active Gun Club" is founded.   

1878  On this day in history joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

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1392  On this day in history birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on December - 09.   

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

1581  Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on December - 09.   

1165  On December - 09 malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24   

1292  On December - 09 sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies   

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on December - 09.   

1544  On December - 09 death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)   

1565  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history death of william Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559)   

1625  On December - 09 ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78   

1636  On this day in history giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90