413 Historic Events for December 12
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| 1745 |
Birth |
John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY)
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| 1769 |
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Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
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| 1772 |
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Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41
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| 1777 |
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Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69
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| 1777 |
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Benjamin Russen, reverend, executed at Tyburn England for rape
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| 1777 |
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Benjamin Russen, Rev, executed at Tyburn England for rape
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| 1787 |
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Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution
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| 1788 |
Death |
Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88
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| 1791 |
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Bank of US opens
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| 1792 |
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In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
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| 1792 |
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Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter
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| 1800 |
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Washington DC established as capital of US
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| 1805 |
Birth |
Henry Wells, founder (American Express Co and Wells Fargo and Co)
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| 1806 |
Birth |
Stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
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| 1812 |
Death |
John Malchair, composer, dies at 82
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| 1818 |
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Paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
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| 1821 |
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Gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary)
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| 1822 |
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Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US
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| 1830 |
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Joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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| 1832 |
Birth |
Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal)
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| 1833 |
Birth |
Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica)
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| 1835 |
Birth |
Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer
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| 1836 |
Death |
Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67
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| 1838 |
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Sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars)
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| 1843 |
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Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71
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