Historical Events In December - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1787 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on December - 10.
1794 On December - 10 james Wolfe Ripley, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1870
1799 On this day in history metric system established in France
1805 John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43
1810 On December - 10 tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds)
1810 Tom Cribb (GB) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in 1st interracial boxing championship (40 rounds) on this day in history.
1813 On December - 10 errico Petrella, composer
1816 Dutch regain Sumatra on this day in history.
1817 Mississippi admitted as 20th state on December - 10.
1820 David Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864 on December - 10.
1821 Nekrassow, writer on this day in history.
1822 Thomas Casimer Devin, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1878 on December - 10.
1823 On this day in history wilhelm Kuhe, composer
1824 On this day in history george MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author (Princess & Curdie)
1826 On December - 10 benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68
1830 On December - 10 the birth of Emily Dickinson, American poet
1830 On this day in history emily Dickinson, Amherst Mass, poet (Collected Poems)
1830 On this day in history simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies
1831 On December - 10 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet)
1831 Alexander Conze, German archaeologist on this day in history.
1833 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79 on December - 10.
1836 On this day in history emory College (now Emory University) is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.
1851 The birth of Melvil Dewey, Devised the library classification system on December - 10.
1851 Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries on this day in history.
1864 On December - 10 sherman reaches Savannah and 12 day siege begins
1864 General Shermans armies reach Savannah & 12 day siege begins on December - 10.
1868 On this day in history the first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
1868 Louis Victor Saar, composer on December - 10.
1869 On this day in history women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st)
1870 Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) on December - 10.
1872 On December - 10 johann Babtist Thaller, composer
1875 Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 on December - 10.
1877 On December - 10 federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68
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