Historical Events In December - 11
Thursday, 28 March 2024
0359 Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on December - 11.
0384 St Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0384 On December - 11 pope Damasus I
0711 Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.
1282 On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies
1419 Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence on December - 11.
1475 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) on December - 11.
1477 Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie on December - 11.
1524 Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.
1566 On December - 11 manuel Cardoso, composer
1572 On this day in history spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem
1573 On December - 11 alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged
1582 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on December - 11.
1595 On this day in history philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69
1602 A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend on December - 11.
1610 On this day in history adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32
1618 Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on December - 11.
1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on this day in history.
1665 On this day in history "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
1676 On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer
1686 Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on December - 11.
1688 King James II arrested on December - 11.
1710 On this day in history battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)
1712 On December - 11 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)
1718 Battle at Frederikshall Norway on this day in history.
1718 On this day in history charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead
1719 On December - 11 first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)
1719 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on December - 11.
1730 On this day in history voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris
1748 On this day in history ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55
1756 Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies on this day in history.
1757 Charles Wesley, composer on December - 11.
1758 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer on this day in history.
1781 On this day in history david Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)