Page 2: Historical Events In December - 04

1674  Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago on this day in history.   

1676  Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history johann Georg Ebeling, composer, dies at 39   

1680  Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th on this day in history.   

1682  First General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1682  1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) on this day in history.   

1688  General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III on this day in history.   

1691  Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania on this day in history.   

1708  Marianus Konigsperger, composer on December - 04.   

1720  On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer   

1732  On December - 04 john Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera), dies at 47   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby on this day in history.   

1762  First Manifesto issued by Catherine II. It invited foreign settlers to come to Russia. This manifesto brought few results on December - 04.   

1783  General Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York NY on December - 04.   

1783  Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC on this day in history.   

1786  John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14] on this day in history.   

1791  Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history johann Gottlob Topfer, composer   

1795  Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution) on this day in history.   

1798  On December - 04 rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt   

1798  On this day in history luigi Galvani, Italian anatomy/physicist, dies at 61   

1800  Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen) on this day in history.   

1803  Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane) on this day in history.   

1807  Prince Hall, activist/Masonic leader, dies in Boston on December - 04.   

1808  Napoleon moves into Spain in the autumn with an army of 150,000, routs the Spanish in a series of engagements in November, takes Madrid December 4, and puts his brother Joseph back on the throne on December - 04.   

1808  On December - 04 ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius)   

1812  Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower on this day in history.   

1812  Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

1816  On December - 04 james Monroe, Va elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King   

1816  On December - 04 james Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King   

1818  William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army) on December - 04.   

1822  On December - 04 frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society   

1825  On December - 04 hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer   

1829  On December - 04 britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre   

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1443  On December - 04 birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael   

1555  On this day in history birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)   

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on December - 04.   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on December - 04.   

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On December - 04 birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)   

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on December - 04.   

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on this day in history.   

0771  On this day in history karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20   

0811  On December - 04 charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39   

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on this day in history.   

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on December - 04.   

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

1214  On this day in history death of william I of Scotland