Harriet Tubman Escapes
Dec 6 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland for the 2nd and final time
Luisa Miller
Dec 8 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller" premieres in Naples
Dostoyevsky Survives Firing Squad
Dec 22 The execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky by firing squad is called off at the last second
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