Historical Events In December - 18

1760  On December - 18 knud L Rahbek, Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten)   

1774  Jews expelled from Prague, Bohemia and Moravia by Empress Maria Theresa on this day in history.   

1774  Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history first national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender   

1777  1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender on December - 18.   

1779  On December - 18 joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist ("greatest clown in history")   

1779  On this day in history jan Punt, engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool), dies at 68   

1783  English king George III fires govt of Portland on December - 18.   

1786  Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz) on this day in history.   

1787  New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution on December - 18.   

1788  Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer on this day in history.   

1793  Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French royalists to Lord Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck on December - 18.   

1796  On December - 18 first US newspaper to appear on Sunday, Baltimore Monitor   

1796  1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) on December - 18.   

1799  George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon on this day in history.   

1803  On December - 18 william Allen, (Rep/Gov-Oh)   

1803  On December - 18 johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet, dies at 59   

1811  On December - 18 alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

1812  Wiktor Kazynski, composer on this day in history.   

1813  British take Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history british take Ft Niagara in War of 1812   

1816  On this day in history alfred Elzey Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1871   

1819  Yakov Petrovich Polonsky, Russian poet (Stichotvorenija) on December - 18.   

1825  Charles Griffin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on December - 18.   

1826  On this day in history charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer (L'ami Fritz)   

1829  Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, French nature investigator, dies at about 85 on December - 18.   

1831  Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history charles Darwins visits Vurland   

1835  On December - 18 george Dashiell Bayard, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1835  On December - 18 johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer, dies at 82   

1837  On December - 18 a Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder (CVP)   

1839  On this day in history first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY   

1839  On December - 18 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC   

1839  Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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1507  ÅŒuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese warlord (d. 1551) was born on this day in history.   

1562  Philipp Dulichius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1569  Jakob Hassler, composer was born on December - 18.   

1602  On December - 18 birth of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)   

1610  On December - 18 birth of charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist   

1620  Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668) was born on December - 18.   

1633  On this day in history birth of adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised   

1633  Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

0468  On this day in history death of huna Mari bar Mar Zutra, rabbi, executed in Pumpedita   

0821  Death of Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans on this day in history.   

1133  On December - 18 death of hildebert, French writer   

1290  On this day in history death of king Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)   

1442  On December - 18 death of pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)   

1495  On December - 18 death of king Alphonso II of Naples (b. 1448)   

1505  On this day in history death of john IX van Horne, prince-bishop of Lieges, executed   

1565  Benedetto Varchi, Italian humanist/historian (L'Ercolano), dies at 62 on December - 18.