Historical Events In December - 17
Monday, 18 March 2024
0283 St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 17.
0546 Gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison on this day in history.
0695 On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]
0920 On December - 17 romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII.
0942 Assassination of William I of Normandy on this day in history.
0942 William Longsword on December - 17.
1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on December - 17.
1195 On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies
1213 Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.
1273 Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.
1398 On this day in history sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.
1471 On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies
1493 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.
1526 On this day in history ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
1531 On December - 17 pope Clement VII establishes a parallel body to the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal.
1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII on December - 17.
1554 On December - 17 ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne
1562 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 on December - 17.
1572 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands on this day in history.
1586 On December - 17 emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.
1587 On this day in history earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands
1600 Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on this day in history.
1619 Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on this day in history.
1637 Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu on this day in history.
1638 French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine on December - 17.
1638 Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81
1679 On December - 17 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies
1706 Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on this day in history.
1711 Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies on this day in history.
1718 On this day in history england declares war on Spain
1728 On December - 17 congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue
1734 On this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1745 Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland on December - 17.
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