Historical Events In December - 11

0359  Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office on December - 11.  

0384  On this day in history st Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0384  On this day in history pope Damasus I  

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42  

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies  

1419  On December - 11 heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence  

1475  On December - 11 leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)  

1477  Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie on this day in history.  

1524  On this day in history henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake  

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem  

1573  Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged on December - 11.  

1582  On this day in history fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75  

1595  Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1602  A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. Commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend on December - 11.  

1610  On this day in history adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32  

1618  On December - 11 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino  

1620  103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS) on December - 11.  

1665  On December - 11 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna  

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer on this day in history.  

1686  Louis II Condé, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 on December - 11.  

1688  King James II arrested on December - 11.  

1710  Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) on this day in history.  

1712  On December - 11 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)  

1718  On December - 11 battle at Frederikshall Norway  

1718  Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead on this day in history.  

1719  On this day in history first recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)  

1719  1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England) on this day in history.  

1730  On December - 11 voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris  

1748  Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1756  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies on this day in history.  

1757  On December - 11 charles Wesley, composer  

1758  On December - 11 carl Friedrich Zelter, composer  

1781  David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) on this day in history.  

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1465  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)  

1475  On this day in history birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)  

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on this day in history.  

1676  On December - 11 birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer  

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on December - 11.  

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.  

1725  On this day in history birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)  

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I  

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42  

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on this day in history.  

1226  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)  

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies  

1282  On December - 11 death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.  

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)