What happened on 2 December 1810?

Discover what happened on 2 December 1810 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • Henry Yesler (Mayor of Seattle (1810–1892))
  • James Frederick Joy (American railroad executive and politician (1810-1896))
  • Joseph Andreas Zimmermann (German Protestant civil servant and politician, member of the Imperial Council and President of the Supreme Protestant Church Council in Austria-Hungary (1810-1897))
  • James Kinnear (Peerage person ID=37450)
  • Francis Riaux
  • Dominga Moncada
  • August Wilhelm Winkelmann (German classical philologist)
  • Julia Adery Georges ((1810-1868))
  • Margaret Bond ((born 1810))
  • Robert Henry Scott Campbell ((1810-1884))
  • Giacomo Antonio Pedrazzi
  • Laurence, Comtesse de Beauffort (2 Dec 1810 Metz – 26 Jan 1869 Namur)
  • Benjamin Comings (2 Dec 1810 – certain 26 Oct 1872)
  • Erik Björkman

Deaths

  • Philipp Otto Runge (German artist (1777-1810))
  • Israel Smith (American judge and politician (1759–1810))
  • Georg Ludwig Scharfenberg (German entomologist (1746-1810))