Historical Events In December - 29

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

1864  Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  First telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York on this day in history.   

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

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

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on December - 29.   

1877  On this day in history grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers.   

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

1879  On this day in history billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)   

1880  On this day in history jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

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

1887  Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

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

1890  300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history the "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America   

1890  The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

1890  Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)   

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  On December - 29 chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1895  Dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg on December - 29.   

1896  On December - 29 first issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published.   

1896  On December - 29 david Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on this day in history.   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 29 georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

1899  English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up on this day in history.   

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On December - 29 birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  On this day in history birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on this day in history.