What Happened on December 2, 1859

Day of the Week: Friday

Famous Birthdays


Person of interestGeorges Seurat

Georges Seurat, French post-impressionist painter (A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte), born in Paris, France (d. 1891)

Post-Impressionist Painter Georges Seurat
Post-Impressionist Painter
Georges Seurat

Famous Deaths


Person of interestJohn Brown

John Brown, American abolitionist and revolutionary (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59

Abolitionist John Brown
Abolitionist
John Brown