Dec 8 James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies Dec 10 Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (Seebeck effect), dies at 61 Dec 15 Paulus Roelof Cantz'laar, Dutch naval officer and colonial governor, dies at 60 Dec 18 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet and literature (My Relief), dies at 75 1830 Deaths in History 1832