What Happened in December 1797

Famous Birthdays

Dec 3 Francis Kenrick, Irish-American Archbishop of Baltimore (1851-63), born in Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland (d. 1863)
Dec 11 Hiram Paulding, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), born in Cortlandt, New York (d. 1878)
Dec 13 Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1856)
Dec 17 Joseph Henry, American scientist and pioneer of electromagnetism, born in Albany, New York (d. 1878)
Dec 19 Josef Theodor Krov, Bohemian composer, singer and teacher, born in Nové Strašecí, Czechia (d. 1859)
Dec 26 Hans Skramstad, Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Toten (d. 1839)

Dec 1 Oliver Wolcott, American judge, signed US Declaration of Independence, dies at 71
Dec 11 Richard Brocklesby, English physician (b. 1722)
Dec 22 Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer, dies at 74
Dec 26 John Wilkes, English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, dies at 72