Historical Events In December - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1791 Bank of US opens on December - 12.
1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter
1800 On December - 12 washington DC established as capital of US
1805 On this day in history henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co)
1806 On this day in history stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
1812 French invasion of Russia comes to an end on this day in history.
1812 On December - 12 john Malchair, composer, dies at 82
1818 On this day in history paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
1821 On this day in history gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary)
1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US on December - 12.
1830 On December - 12 joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
1832 Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal) on December - 12.
1833 On December - 12 matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica)
1835 On this day in history georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer
1836 Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67 on December - 12.
1838 On December - 12 sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars)
1843 On December - 12 willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71
1848 On December - 12 william Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)
1858 On this day in history 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent)
1859 On December - 12 first train operated over the Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The first passenger train crossed the structure on December 17, 1859 and it was formally opened by the Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VII, on August 25, 1860. The original structure was a single-track iron tubular bridge. The tube, when first constructed, was entirely enclosed and there were ventilation problems. Later a slit 20" wide was cut in the tube the full length of the bridge to permit the emission of smoke.
1859 Edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners) on this day in history.
1862 On December - 12 confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River.
1862 Battle of Dumfries, VA on December - 12.
1863 On December - 12 the birth of Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter
1863 Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream) on this day in history.
1866 On December - 12 alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)
1870 Joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.
1870 Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.
1871 Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum on this day in history.
1872 On December - 12 willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72
1874 On December - 12 volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)
1875 Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian on December - 12.
1877 Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48 on this day in history.
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