Page 3: Historical Events In December - 25

1745  On this day in history treaty of Dresden gives much of Silesia to the Prussians   

1745  Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden on December - 25.   

1750  On December - 25 john "Christmas" Beckwith, composer   

1757  Benjamin Pierce, U.S. politician (d 1839) on December - 25.   

1758  On this day in history halley's comet first sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return   

1758  Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history juptier Hammon, New York slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Thought"   

1760  Juptier Hammon, NY slave, publishes poetry in "An Evening Throught" on December - 25.   

1761  On December - 25 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at about 51   

1763  Claude Chappe, French engineer (optical telegraph) on December - 25.   

1765  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer, dies at 79   

1771  On this day in history dorothy Wordsworth   

1775  On this day in history pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate   

1775  Antun Sorkocevic, composer on December - 25.   

1776  On this day in history washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians   

1776  On December - 25 washington crosses Delaware & surprises & defeats 1,400 Hessians   

1788  On December - 25 john Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40   

1808  Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1890 on December - 25.   

1811  On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz   

1813  On this day in history milledge Luke Bonham, (Confederacy) died in 1890   

1814  Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People) on December - 25.   

1815  On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer   

1818  On December - 25 "Silent Night," by Franz Joseph Gruber and Joseph Mohr sung for first time   

1818  First US performance of Handel's Messiah, Boston on December - 25.   

1818  On this day in history 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria)   

1821  Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross) on this day in history.   

1823  Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on December - 25.   

1824  Barbara Krudener, mystic visionary who renounced nobility, dies at 60 on December - 25.   

1825  On this day in history esteban Salas y Castro, composer   

1829  Patrick S Gilmore, composer on December - 25.   

1830  On December - 25 hector Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastic," premieres   

1831  On this day in history louisiana & Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday   

1831  On December - 25 johann Herbeck, composer   

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1250  On December - 25 birth of john IV Laskaris, Byzantine Emperor (d. circa 1305)   

1461  Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of orlando Gibbons, English composer (O Clap Your Hands), baptized   

1587  On this day in history birth of margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)   

1601  Jose Ximenez, composer was born on December - 25.   

1624  On this day in history birth of angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)   

1628  Noel Coypel, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of harald Vallerius, composer   

0795  Adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies on December - 25.   

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1249  On December - 25 peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.   

1635  On December - 25 death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on this day in history.