Dates by Year
Historical Events
- Dec 10 English bare-knuckle boxer Tom Cribb beats African-American Tom Molineaux in 33rd of 40 round bout at Copthall Common, England; first interracial boxing match
- Dec 15 1st Irish magazine in US, "Shamrock" published
- Dec 22 British frigate HMS Minotaur sinks killing 480
Famous Birthdays
- Dec 1 Joseph Gungl, Austro-Hungarian bandleader and composer of dances and marches, born in Zsámbék, Hungary (d. 1889)
- Dec 5 Lorenzo Langstroth, American apiarist (invented modern beehive), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1895)[1]
- Dec 7 Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist, born in Eisenstadt, Austria (d. 1894)
Theodor Schwann(1810-1882)
Dec 7 Germanphysician,physiologist and co-originator of cell theory (Schwann cells; pepsin; metabolism), born in Neuss, French Empire
- Dec 11 Alfred de Musset, French writer (Un Caprice, Bettine), born in Paris, France (d. 1857)
- Dec 13 Clark Mills, American sculptor (Freedom, equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson), born near Syracuse, New York (d. 1883)
- Dec 21 Ludwig Schuncke, German pianist and composer, born in Kassel, Kingdom of Westphalia (d. 1834)
- Dec 24 Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1873)
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90