Historical Events
Election of Interest
Dec 7 James Madison elected 4th US President and George Clinton Vice-President
James Madison
George Clinton
Music Premiere
Dec 22 Beethoven's Symphonies No. 5 and No. 6, Choral Fantasy and Piano Concerto No. 4 (featuring the composer as soloist) premiere at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria
Ludwig van Beethoven
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 4 Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius), born in Paris (d. 1886)
- Dec 6 Johan Michiel Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future), born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 1869)
- Dec 6 Johann Christian Gebauer, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1884)
- Dec 7 Hugh McCulloch, US Treasury Secretary (1865-69, 1884-85), born in Kennebunk, Maine (d. 1895)
- Dec 20 Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1887)
- Dec 23 Thomas Turner, American Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1883)
- Dec 25 Stephen Cleeg Rowan, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1890)
- Dec 26 Albert Grisar, Belgian composer, born in Antwerp (d. 1869)
Andrew Johnson
Dec 29 Andrew Johnson, 17th US President (Unionist: 1865-69), born in Raleigh, North Carolina (d. 1875)
Andrew Johnson
- Dec 29 Györg Apponyi, Hungarian politician, born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1899)
