What Happened In December 1809 In History

Historical Events for December, 1809

• 25th » Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first Oophorectomy or ovariotomy, removing a 22 pound tumor.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1809

• 24th » Kit Carson, American general (d. 1868)
• 27th » Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, List of foreign ministers of Greece or Foreign Minister of Greece (d. 1892)
• 29th » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898)

Famous Deaths for December 1809

• 16th » Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (b. 1755)

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