What Happened In December 1864 - Historical Events 1864 December

Historical Events for December, 1864

1st » Great Fire of Brisbane
15th » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville Union (American Civil War) Union forces under George Henry Thomas George Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John Bell Hood John Hood.

3rd » Herman Heijermans, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1924)
8th » Camille Claudel, French illustrator and sculptor (d. 1943)
12th » Paul Elmer More, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 1937)
13th » Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)
23rd » Princess Zorka of Montenegro (d. 1890)
25th » Thomas Cahill (soccer) called Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (d. 1951)
26th » Yun Chi-ho, Korean Resistance activists, politicians (d. 1945)
27th » Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
31st » Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer (d. 1951)