Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

1866  On December - 29 joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  On December - 29 first telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York   

1867  On this day in history 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on December - 29.   

1871  On December - 29 ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH on December - 29.   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die on December - 29.   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

1877  Grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers on December - 29.   

1877  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on this day in history.   

1879  Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) on December - 29.   

1880  Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer on this day in history.   

1885  Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) on December - 29.   

1887  On December - 29 kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

1888  On this day in history joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal   

1890  On December - 29 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

1890  Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west on December - 29.   

1890  The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America on December - 29.   

1890  On December - 29 the last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place   

1890  On December - 29 uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

1890  On December - 29 big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee   

1891  Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio) on this day in history.   

1891  Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1892  On December - 29 emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair)   

1894  Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64 on December - 29.   

1895  On December - 29 dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg   

1896  First issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on December - 29.   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on December - 29.   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on December - 29.   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on December - 29.   

1767  On this day in history birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  On December - 29 birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  Death of Sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515) on December - 29.   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.