Discover what happened on 20 December 1849 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
- Aloys Brabant
- Hermine Strakosch
- Henry Paul Hudelet
- Theobald von Oer
- Gerrit Christiaan Renardel de Lavalette (Dutch administrator (1849-1926))
Deaths
- William Miller (American founder of the Adventist movement (1782–1849))
- Jacques Gabriel du Chaffault (French politician and soldier)
- Paul Petiet (French Army officer (1770-1849))
- William Hart Coleridge (Bishop of Barbados)
- Abraham Bruinsma (Dutch architect and politician)
- Francisco Vasallo (Spanis military, escritor and mayor of Puerto Rico)
- Augustin Prudent de Chabot-Duparc (French politician)
- Philip Jennings (English Anglican archdeacon; (1783-1849))
- Friederike, Gräfin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (26 Mar 1767 – 20 Dec 1849 Varlar)