Historical Events In December - 06

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army retreats to Scotland on December - 06.   

1756  British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history first edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland)   

1768  1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland) on December - 06.   

1768  On December - 06 johann Baptist Henneberg, composer   

1774  Austria becomes the first nation to introduce state education on this day in history.   

1775  Nicolas Isouard, composer on this day in history.   

1776  On December - 06 paul Friedrich Struck, composer   

1787  On December - 06 laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

1790  Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary US capitol on this day in history.   

1790  On December - 06 the U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   

1792  On December - 06 abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary)   

1793  Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, beheaded on this day in history.   

1799  Joseph Black, Scottish medical/chemist/physicist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1806  On December - 06 louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer   

1808  On December - 06 johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future)   

1809  On December - 06 stephen Thomas, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1816  On December - 06 henry Eustace McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895   

1820  On December - 06 uS president James Monroe re-elected   

1822  Veterinary school in Utrecht opens on December - 06.   

1822  John Eberhard, built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US on this day in history.   

1825  President John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory on this day in history.   

1825  Pres John Adams suggests establishment of a US observatory on December - 06.   

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

1833  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata on December - 06.   

1833  On this day in history john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1834  Jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54 on December - 06.   

1841  Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres on December - 06.   

1843  Amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens on this day in history.   

1843  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher on December - 06.   

1845  On this day in history alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded at Yale College.   

1846  The opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) on December - 06.   

1846  Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer on December - 06.   

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)