Historical Events In December - 07

0036  -BC- Earliest known Mayan inscription, Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo on this day in history.  

0043  -BC- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman writer, gets his head and right hand chopped off by Mark Antony's soldiers on this day in history.  

0185  On this day in history emperor Lo-Yang, China sees supernova (MSH15-52)  

0283  On this day in history st Eutychian ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0283  On this day in history pope Eutychian  

0967  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic  

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on December - 07.  

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies  

1354  Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty on this day in history.  

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.  

1431  Henry VI of England is crowned King of France on this day in history.  

1498  Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on December - 07.  

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) on December - 07.  

1557  On December - 07 girolamo Trombeti, composer  

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) on this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history ambrosius Reiner, composer  

1637  Barnardo Pasquini, composer on this day in history.  

1646  On December - 07 princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry  

1648  On December - 07 giovanni Maria Capelli, composer  

1696  On December - 07 connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull.  

1724  Tumult of Thorn on this day in history.  

1731  On December - 07 abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter  

1732  The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna becomes tsarina of Russia  

1751  On this day in history jurrian F de Frederici, governor-General (Suriname)  

1754  On this day in history jack Jouett, American patriot  

1761  Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum on this day in history.  

1772  On December - 07 joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer  

1775  On this day in history charles Saunders, British admiral  

1783  On this day in history theatre Royal opens in Covent Garden, London  

1787  Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution on this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution  

1801  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes)  

1808  James Madison elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres on this day in history.  

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0521  On this day in history birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)  

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on December - 07.  

1302  On December - 07 birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)  

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)  

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)  

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)  

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on this day in history.  

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on this day in history.  

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on this day in history.  

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on December - 07.  

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on December - 07.  

1383  On December - 07 wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies  

1498  On this day in history death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist