Historical Events In December - 17

0283  On December - 17 st Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0546  On this day in history gothic War (535-554): The Ostrogoths of King Totila conquer Rome by bribing the Byzantine garrison.  

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.  

0920  Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII on this day in history.  

0942  On December - 17 assassination of William I of Normandy.  

0942  William Longsword on this day in history.  

1187  On this day in history gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies  

1195  Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on December - 17.  

1213  Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53 on December - 17.  

1273  On December - 17 rumi (b.1207)  

1398  On this day in history sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.  

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) on this day in history.  

1526  On December - 17 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  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne on December - 17.  

1562  On December - 17 adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82  

1572  On December - 17 spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands  

1586  On this day in history emperor Go-Yozei becomes Emperor of Japan.  

1587  On December - 17 earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands  

1600  Marriage of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici on December - 17.  

1619  Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician on December - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1638  On December - 17 johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

1651  On this day in history wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81  

1679  Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on December - 17.  

1706  On December - 17 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer  

1711  On December - 17 arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies  

1718  England declares war on Spain on this day in history.  

1728  Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue on December - 17.  

1734  On December - 17 william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

1745  On December - 17 bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland  

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1239  On December - 17 birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)  

1267  On December - 17 birth of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)  

1493  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on December - 17.  

1554  On December - 17 birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne  

1619  On December - 17 birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician  

1619  Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1632  On December - 17 birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)  

1638  On December - 17 birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer  

0535  Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.  

0695  Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.  

0942  On December - 17 death of william Longsword  

1187  On December - 17 gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1273  Death of Rumi (b.1207) on December - 17.  

1471  Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies on December - 17.