Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on December - 10.  

0949  On December - 10 herman I, Duke of Swabia  

0969  Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.  

1041  On December - 10 empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.  

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1294  On December - 10 pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)  

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

1508  On this day in history league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)  

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on this day in history.  

1524  Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) on December - 10.  

1572  Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.  

1582  On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar  

1595  On December - 10 reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59  

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59  

1616  On December - 10 diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74  

1618  On December - 10 giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

1638  On this day in history ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49  

1652  Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet on December - 10.  

1665  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on December - 10.  

1672  On December - 10 new York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston  

1672  On December - 10 nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston  

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on December - 10.  

1684  Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley on this day in history.  

1688  King James II flees London on this day in history.  

1690  On this day in history mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money  

1690  On December - 10 mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money  

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1745  On December - 10 bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester  

1749  On this day in history gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42  

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on December - 10.  

1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot on this day in history.  

1770  On December - 10 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80  

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.  

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on this day in history.  

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)  

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on this day in history.  

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.  

1741  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)  

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.  

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.  

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

1524  On December - 10 death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death  

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.