Historical Events In December - 21

1804  On this day in history benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80)   

1810  Ludwig Schuncke, composer on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history thomas Couture, French painter/author   

1818  On December - 21 amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece   

1820  Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders)   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer on December - 21.   

1829  On December - 21 1st stone arch railroad bridge in US dedicated, Baltimore   

1832  On December - 21 john Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1835  On December - 21 hMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand)   

1840  Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan) on December - 21.   

1844  The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement on this day in history.   

1848  Edward Everett Rice, composer on this day in history.   

1849  1st US skating club formed (Phila) on this day in history.   

1849  On December - 21 james Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)   

1850  On December - 21 zdenek Fibich, composer   

1853  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter) on December - 21.   

1859  Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

1860  Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) on December - 21.   

1861  Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel on this day in history.   

1864  Gen Sherman conquers Savannah on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51   

1866  On December - 21 cheyennes, Arapho's, Sioux, Fetterman Massacre   

1867  On this day in history john Winter Thompson, composer   

1872  Albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog) on this day in history.   

1874  Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36) on this day in history.   

1879  The birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader on December - 21.   

1879  Theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value) on December - 21.   

1886  George Norman Peterkin, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61   

1890  On December - 21 pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht"   

1890  On December - 21 fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)   

1890  Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on December - 21.   

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1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  On December - 21 birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

0072  On December - 21 death of thomas the Apostle   

0918  On December - 21 conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies   

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on December - 21.   

1579  On December - 21 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter