Historical Events In December - 29
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1809 Albert Pike, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.
1812 The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle on December - 29.
1813 On this day in history british soldiers burn the town of Buffalo, New York, during this War of 1812 battle.
1813 Major General Phineas Riall attacks villages of Black Rock and Buffalo with a party of Canadian militia and Indians to get revenge on burning of Newark and Queenston on Dec. 10 on this day in history.
1813 British burn Buffalo, NY during War of 1812 on this day in history.
1813 Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer on December - 29.
1815 On December - 29 saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris
1821 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61
1822 Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1825 Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies on this day in history.
1831 Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on December - 29.
1833 On this day in history john James Ingalls, (Rep-Ks)
1835 On this day in history the Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
1835 Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29 on December - 29.
1836 Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history canadian militia destroy Caroline, a US steamboat docked at Buffalo
1837 Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew 1792-1878 and a group of Canadian militiamen cross the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser, and capture the American supply steamer Caroline, burn the ship and set her adrife in the river towards Niagra FAlls on December - 29.
1837 Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine on this day in history.
1841 King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon on December - 29.
1845 Texas is admitted as the 28th state of the US on this day in history.
1845 Texas admitted as 28th state on this day in history.
1847 William Crotch, composer, dies at 72 on December - 29.
1848 On December - 29 gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration)
1848 On this day in history gaslights are installed in the White House.
1848 On December - 29 gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)
1850 On December - 29 tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer
1851 First Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) on December - 29.
1851 The first YMCA in the USA is organized in Boston on this day in history.
1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston) on December - 29.
1852 On December - 29 emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants
1856 Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes integral) on December - 29.
1857 Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar on December - 29.
1859 Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) on December - 29.
1860 The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched on this day in history.
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