Page 3: Historical Events In December - 06

1849  On this day in history harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland   

1862  On this day in history pres Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux indians   

1864  On December - 06 battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC   

1865  13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery on December - 06.   

1865  On December - 06 sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56   

1866  Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed on December - 06.   

1867  Giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1869  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/author (People's Welfare), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1870  Joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC) on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC)   

1870  On December - 06 william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  William S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954 on this day in history.   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star: Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954   

1873  1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 on December - 06.   

1873  Manuel Acuna, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history 44th Congress (1875-77) convenes   

1876  On December - 06 city of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time   

1876  The first crematorium in US begins operation, Washington PA on this day in history.   

1876  1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Penn on December - 06.   

1877  Thomas Edison demonstrates the first gramophone, with a recording of himself reciting 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' on December - 06.   

1877  On December - 06 washington Post publishes first edition   

1877  On this day in history 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison)   

1880  The Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication on December - 06.   

1882  On this day in history atmosphere of Venus detected during transit   

1882  A Trollope, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington DC   

1884  Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 06 rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  On December - 06 albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) on December - 06.   

1887  On this day in history joseph Lamb, composer   

1889  Jefferson Davis, Pres of Confederate States (1861-5), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1892  On December - 06 the birth of Sir Osbert Sitwell, British Writer   

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

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

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

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

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

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.