353 Historic Events for December 5
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| 1757 |
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Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians
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| 1758 |
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Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer, dies at 70
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| 1766 |
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London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale
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| 1770 |
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James Stirling, Scot mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78
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| 1776 |
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1st US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa (William and Mary College), forms
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| 1782 |
Birth |
Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)
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| 1784 |
Death |
Phillis Wheatley, 1st important black poet in America, dies in Boston
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| 1786 |
Birth |
Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole
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| 1791 |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35
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| 1792 |
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George Washington re-elected US pres
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| 1798 |
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Govt troops occupy Hasselt
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| 1799 |
Death |
Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61
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| 1804 |
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Thomas Jefferson re-elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres
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| 1813 |
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Lubeck surrenders to allied armies
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| 1818 |
Death |
Bruno Daalberg/Anonymus Belga, sect of High Council Adel, dies at 60
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| 1824 |
Birth |
Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867
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| 1826 |
Birth |
John Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904
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| 1830 |
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Hector Berlioz' "Symphonique fantastique," premieres in Paris
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| 1830 |
Birth |
Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away)
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| 1831 |
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Former Pres John Q Adams takes his seat as member of House of Reps
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| 1832 |
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Andrew Jackson re-elected president of US
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| 1835 |
Death |
August v Platen, writer, dies at 39
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| 1837 |
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Hector Berlioz' "Requiem," premieres
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| 1837 |
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Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada
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| 1839 |
Birth |
George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876
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