Event of Interest
Dec 6 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland for the 2nd and final time

Harriet Tubman
Music Premiere
Dec 8 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller" premieres in Naples

Giuseppe Verdi
Event of Interest
Dec 22 The execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky by firing squad is called off at the last second

Fyodor Dostoyevsky