Historical Events Dec 22 Moravian missionary constructs 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Famous Birthdays Dec 7 Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, Bohemian aristocrat and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1816) Born in 1772 Famous Deaths Dec 12 Johann Gottfried Seyfert, German composer and violinist, dies at 41 Dec 28 Ernst Johann van Biron, Russian duke of Courland, regent for Ivan VI, dies at 82 Nov 1772 History by Year Jan 1773 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90