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What Happened in December 1834

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Historical Events

  • Dec 3 First US dental society organized (NY)
  • Dec 23 Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs

Events in 1834

Famous Birthdays

  • Dec 16 Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory), born in Évreux, France (d. 1910)
Born in 1834

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 6 Jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54
  • Dec 7 Ludwig Schuncke, composer, dies at 23

Thomas Malthus (1766-1834)

Dec 23 British economist and demographer (Law of Malthus), dies of heart disease at 68

Thomas Malthus
  • Dec 27 Charles Lamb, British critic/poet/essayist (Essays of Elia), dies at 59


What Happened in 1834

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