438 Historic Events for December 1
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| 1779 |
Birth |
Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer
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| 1781 |
Birth |
Charles Philippe Lafont, composer
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| 1783 |
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Charles and M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon
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| 1783 |
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J van North launches unmanned balloon
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| 1784 |
Birth |
Fran‡ois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer
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| 1787 |
Birth |
Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer
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| 1792 |
Birth |
Lobachevsky, mathematician
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| 1797 |
Death |
Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71
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| 1800 |
Birth |
Mih ly V”r”smarty, Hungary, poet/dramatist ("To a Day-Dreamer")
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| 1804 |
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Emperor Napoleon marries Jos‚phine of Martinique
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| 1808 |
Death |
Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30
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| 1810 |
Birth |
Joseph Gungl, composer
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| 1813 |
Death |
Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88
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| 1814 |
Birth |
August Rockel, composer
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| 1817 |
Death |
Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65
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| 1821 |
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Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain
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| 1822 |
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Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran
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| 1822 |
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Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil
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| 1823 |
Birth |
Ernest Reyer, composer
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| 1824 |
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Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared president
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| 1824 |
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House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams
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| 1825 |
Death |
Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47
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| 1826 |
Birth |
William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
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| 1831 |
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Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather
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| 1832 |
Birth |
Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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