Births on December 9

Antoine Étienne de Tousard

Born on December 9, 1752

Antoine Étienne de Tousard, French general and engineer (d. 1813)

Antoine Étienne de Tousard (9 December 1752 – 15 September 1813) was a French general and military engineer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was also the last military engineer of the Order of Saint John. He is the brother of Louis de Tousard.

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Events on 1752

29 Feb

Konbaung Dynasty
King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
15 Jun

Lightning
Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
2 Sep

Western Europe
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
14 Sep

Gregorian calendar
The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

Births on December 9

Antoine Étienne de Tousard

Born on December 9, 1752

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Events on 1752

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Lightning

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