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What Happened in December 1789

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Famous Birthdays

  • Dec 8 John Fawcett, English sacred music composer, born in Wennington, Lancahire, England (d. 1867)

Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831)

Dec 14 Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland [1]

Maria Szymanowska

Born in 1789

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 3 Claude-Joseph Vernet, French painter, dies at 75
  • Dec 12 John Ponsonby, Irish politician (Speaker of the House, 1756-1771), dies at 76
  • Dec 23 Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French', dies at 77


What Happened in 1789

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