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Historical Events Happened In December - 01

Friday, 24 May 2013

1135 On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies

1167 On this day in history northern Italian towns form Lombardi League

1374 On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies

1417 On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies

1420 Henry V of England enters Paris on this day in history.

1455 On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77

1521 On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45

1530 On this day in history margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51

1549 Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) on this day in history.

1566 On this day in history spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva

1566 On this day in history philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen

1573 On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile

1580 On this day in history edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42

1605 On this day in history juan de Padilla, composer

1623 On this day in history thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47

1626 On this day in history pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out

1633 On this day in history isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67

1634 John-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter on this day in history.

1635 Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.

1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on this day in history.

1641 On this day in history mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery

1641 On this day in history mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery

1651 On this day in history cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65

1653 On this day in history an athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes

1656 Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden on this day in history.

1671 On this day in history keill, mathematician

1700 Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 on this day in history.

1707 On this day in history jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies

1708 On this day in history great Alliance occupies Brussels

1709 On this day in history franz Xaver Richter, composer

1709 A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on this day in history.

1712 Bernhard Christian Weber, composer on this day in history.

1722 A L Karschin, writer on this day in history.

1723 On this day in history susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress

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Famous Birthdays In December - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1081 On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)

1083 On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)

1521 Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.

1525 On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)

1549 Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.

1566 On this day in history birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen

1573 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on this day in history.

1580 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In December - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1135 Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.

1241 On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)

1374 Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.

1377 On this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)

1417 Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.

1433 Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.

1455 On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77

1521 On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45