Historical Events Dec 22 Moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Famous Birthdays Dec 7 Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, Bohemian aristocrat and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1816) Famous Deaths Dec 12 Johann Gottfried Seyfert, German composer and violinist, dies at 41 Dec 28 Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82 1771 History by Year 1773 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90