Historical Events Dec 1 First school in America to offer manual training courses opens in Maryland Famous Birthdays Dec 3 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, German composer, born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1817) Dec 23 Frederik Augustus I of Saxony (1806-27) last Elector of Saxony, (d. 1827) Dec 25 John "Christmas" Beckwith, composer Famous Deaths Dec 1 Doppelmayr, mathematician 1749 History by Year 1751 What Happened in 1750 Earthquakes and a Book Rock London February 8, 1750
