What Happened In December 1803 In History

Historical Events for December, 1803

• 20th » The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans known as New Orleans, Louisiana.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1803

• 5th » Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)
• 6th » Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829)
• 11th » Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (d. 1869)
• 21st » Achille Vianelli, Italian painter (d. 1894)
• 26th » Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author (d. 1882)
• 27th » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (d. 1839)

Famous Deaths for December 1803

• 18th » Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)
• 30th » Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (b. 1713)

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