Events & Holidays In December - 19
Monday, 18 March 2024
Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)
Separation Day (Anguilla)
St. Nicholas Day (Orthodox) (Ukraine)
Sveti Nikola (Serbia)
Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)
Separation Day (Anguilla)
St. Nicholas Day (Orthodox) (Ukraine)
Sveti Nikola (Serbia)
1036 Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on this day in history.
1498 Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.
1554 On this day in history birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.
1683 On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)
1699 William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.
1714 John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.
1723 On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother
0401 Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on this day in history.
1075 Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on this day in history.
1327 Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on this day in history.
1370 Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on this day in history.
1614 Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1737 On this day in history death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)
1741 On this day in history vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies
1749 On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76