December 1745

What Happened in December 1745

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Event of Interest

Dec 6 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army retreats to Scotland

Pretender to the British throne Bonnie Prince Charlie — Pretender to the British throne
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Dec 10 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army reaches Manchester
Dec 15 Battle at Kesseldorf: Prussia beats Saksen & Austria
Dec 20 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army reaches the river Esk
Dec 25 Prussia and Austria sign Treaty of Dresden giving much of Silesia to the Prussians

Famous Birthdays

John Jay

Dec 12 John Jay, US statesman and 1st US Chief Justice, born in NYC, New York (d. 1829)

1st US Chief Justice John Jay — 1st US Chief Justice
John Jay

Dec 24 Benjamin Rush, American physician & politician (signed the Declaration of Independence), born in Byberry, Philadelphia (d. 1813)

Famous Deaths

Dec 5 Christoph Förster, German composer, dies at 52
Dec 8 Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (b. 1683)
Dec 22 Jan Dismas Zelenka, Bohemian composer, dies at 66