354 Historic Events for December 9
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| 1843 |
Birth |
P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economiste Fran‡ais)
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| 1848 |
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Joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories)
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| 1851 |
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1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montr‚al)
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| 1853 |
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Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884)
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| 1854 |
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Pekka Hannikainen, composer
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| 1854 |
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Lord Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade," published
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| 1859 |
Birth |
Algernon Ashton, composer
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| 1861 |
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Battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)
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| 1862 |
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Karel Kovarovic, composer
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| 1864 |
Birth |
Sidney Homer, composer
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| 1868 |
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1st British govt of Gladstone forms
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Fritz Haber, German phycist-chemist (Nobel 1919)
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| 1869 |
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Noble Order of Knights of Labor founded, Philadelphia
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| 1873 |
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Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect
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| 1878 |
Birth |
G‚za R‚v‚sz, Hungarian/Dutch psychologist (Talent and Genius)
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| 1878 |
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Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500
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| 1882 |
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Joaqu¡n Turina, Seville Spain, composer (Rima)
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| 1883 |
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Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal/supreme commander
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| 1883 |
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New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel)
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| 1884 |
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Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king (Birdseye)
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| 1889 |
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President Harrison visits opening of Chicago Auditorium
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| 1889 |
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John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner (Oly-gold 1912)
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| 1893 |
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George Elvey, composer, dies at 77
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