319 Historic Events for December 27
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| 1761 |
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Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War
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| 1773 |
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George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics
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| 1800 |
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John Goss, composer
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| 1801 |
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Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49)
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| 1802 |
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Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter
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| 1803 |
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John ACA van Nispen Sevenaer, Member of Dutch 2nd parliament (1848-75)
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| 1805 |
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Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65
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| 1814 |
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James Henry Carleton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873
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| 1816 |
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Eliakim Parker Scammon, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
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| 1822 |
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John Roberts, composer
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| 1822 |
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Louis Pasteur, Dole France, bacteriologist (pasturization)
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| 1825 |
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Reinhold Finsterbusch, composer
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| 1825 |
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1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England
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| 1829 |
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James Clay Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
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| 1831 |
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Lucius Fairchild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
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| 1831 |
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Darwin begins his voyage on board HMS Beagle
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| 1831 |
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America
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| 1836 |
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Worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex)
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| 1836 |
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Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43
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| 1836 |
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Henricus Oort, Dutch theologist (Leidse translation)
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| 1845 |
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Ether 1st used in childbirth in US, Jefferson, Ga
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| 1845 |
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Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer
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| 1850 |
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Hawaiian Fire Dept established
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| 1852 |
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Dom Joƒo G da Cƒmara, Portuguese journalist/songwriter
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| 1855 |
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Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist
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