Historical Events In December - 06
Friday, 26 February 2021
0343 On December - 06 saint Nicholas
0963 On December - 06 leo VIII elected Pope
1060 On December - 06 béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary
1160 Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras on this day in history.
1185 Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1196 On December - 06 northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"
1240 Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on this day in history.
1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.
1421 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on this day in history.
1424 On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
1491 On this day in history king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on this day in history.
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 John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on this day in history.
1550 On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer
1550 On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48
1562 Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.
1598 On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78
1608 On this day in history george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland
1631 On December - 06 the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.
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 Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on December - 06.
1651 Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1658 On this day in history gracian, writer, dies
1723 Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on this day in history.
1731 On this day in history s von Laroche, writer
1732 On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC
1732 Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on December - 06.
1743 On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer
1745 Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.
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