What Happened In December 1787 In History

Historical Events for December, 1787

• 7th » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• 12th » Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, five days after Delaware became the first.
• 18th » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the United States Constitution named U.S. Constitution.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1787

• 9th » John Dobson (architect) named John Dobson, English architect, designed Eldon Square and Lilburn Tower (d. 1865)
• 10th » Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator, founded the American School for the Deaf (d. 1851)
• 14th » Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (d. 1816)
• 16th » Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (d. 1855)

Famous Deaths for December 1787

• 18th » Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)

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