Historical Events In December - 06
Friday, 26 April 2024
0343 Saint Nicholas on December - 06.
0963 Leo VIII elected Pope on December - 06.
1060 Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary on December - 06.
1160 Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras on December - 06.
1185 On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76
1196 On this day in history northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"
1240 Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on December - 06.
1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.
1421 On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)
1424 On this day in history don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
1491 On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on December - 06.
1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas on this day in history.
1527 On this day in history pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto
1531 On this day in history john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on December - 06.
1550 On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer
1550 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.
1562 Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.
1598 On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78
1608 George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on this day in history.
1631 On this day in history the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.
1640 On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75
1641 Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on December - 06.
1648 On this day in history pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament
1651 Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1658 Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.
1723 On this day in history emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution
1731 S von Laroche, writer on this day in history.
1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC on this day in history.
1732 On December - 06 warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)
1743 On December - 06 franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer
1745 Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.
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