Historical Events In December - 08
Monday, 01 March 2021
0644 Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered on this day in history.
0899 Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies on this day in history.
1292 John Peckham, English archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1326 Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi on December - 08.
1508 On this day in history gemma Frisius, [Jemme Reinersz], Frisian geographer/astronomer
1542 On this day in history the birth of Mary Queen Of Scots, Scottish Queen who ascended to the throne aged seven
1587 Mary, Queen of Scots (1560-1587), executed on December - 08.
1596 Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico on December - 08.
1609 Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room, the second public library of Europe on December - 08.
1626 Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic on December - 08.
1643 On December - 08 john Pym, English House of Commons member, dies at about 59
1652 On this day in history adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary, murdered at 35
1659 On this day in history mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco.
1681 Gerard Terborch, the Younger, Dutch painter/etcher, dies on December - 08.
1704 Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) on December - 08.
1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) on December - 08.
1709 Thomas Corneille, French dramatist, dies at 74 on December - 08.
1710 Battle at Brihuega: English Gen Stanhope captured on this day in history.
1715 John Althuysen, Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery) on December - 08.
1722 On December - 08 elisabeth C "Liselotte" van Palts, German/French duchess, dies at 70
1728 On this day in history johann G von Zimmermann, Swiss author
1730 John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia on December - 08.
1731 Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer on December - 08.
1737 On December - 08 robert Kimmerling, composer
1741 On this day in history maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine)
1744 Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer on this day in history.
1756 William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, British statesman and diplomat on this day in history.
1765 On this day in history eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
1776 George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from NJ on December - 08.
1777 On this day in history capt Cook leaves Society Islands
1785 On this day in history antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68
1789 John Fawcett, composer on this day in history.
1792 On December - 08 1st cremation in US, Henry Laurens
1794 On this day in history premier issue of the Herald of Rutland, VT published