12_1 Events in History.

438 Historic Events for December 1

1779 Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer Birth
1781 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer Birth
1783 Charles and M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon Event
1783 J van North launches unmanned balloon Event
1784 Fran‡ois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer Birth
1787 Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer Birth
1792 Lobachevsky, mathematician Birth
1797 Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71 Death
1800 Mih ly V”r”smarty, Hungary, poet/dramatist ("To a Day-Dreamer") Birth
1804 Emperor Napoleon marries Jos‚phine of Martinique Event

1808 Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30 Death
1810 Joseph Gungl, composer Birth
1813 Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88 Death
1814 August Rockel, composer Birth
1817 Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 Death
1821 Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain Event
1822 Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran Event
1822 Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil Event
1823 Ernest Reyer, composer Birth
1824 Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared president Event
1824 House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams Event
1825 Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47 Death
1826 William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 Birth
1831 Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather Event
1832 Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 Birth