Historical Events In December - 23
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1699 On December - 23 joseph Gibbs, composer
1709 On this day in history jean-Noel Hamal, composer
1714 On December - 23 johann Siebenkas, composer
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund on December - 23.
1716 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer on December - 23.
1724 On December - 23 emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth
1728 Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin on December - 23.
1732 Richard Arkwright, inventor (spinning frame) on this day in history.
1749 Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer on this day in history.
1750 Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony (1806-27) on this day in history.
1751 France sets plan to tax clergymen on December - 23.
1758 On this day in history nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York
1761 On December - 23 alestair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish Jacobite spy
1763 On this day in history john Davy, composer
1776 On this day in history continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France
1776 Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history the birth of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia during Napoleon's disastrous campaign
1777 On December - 23 aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia (1801-25)
1779 On December - 23 benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct
1780 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher on this day in history.
1783 On December - 23 washington resigns as US Army's commander-in-chief
1783 General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress on December - 23.
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia on this day in history.
1788 On December - 23 maryland votes to cede a 10 sqaure mile area for Dist of Columbia
1790 On this day in history jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics
1793 On December - 23 thomas Jefferson warned of slave revolts in West Indies
1795 On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel)
1804 On December - 23 charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer (Informal Talk)
1805 On this day in history the birth of Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader
1805 Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church) on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history thomas Turner, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
1812 On December - 23 samuel Smiles, Scotland, author (Self-Help, Character, Duty)
1812 Michel Delalande, composer, dies at 73 on December - 23.
1815 On this day in history henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
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