Historical Events In December - 12
Thursday, 19 May 2022
0627 Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen on December - 12.
0884 France's Carloman dies while hunting and is succeeded as king of the West Franks by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles III (the Fat), son of the late Louis the German on December - 12.
0884 On December - 12 carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies
1098 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria on this day in history.
1112 Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies on December - 12.
1204 Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 on December - 12.
1212 On this day in history geoffrey, Archbishop of York
1263 Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies on December - 12.
1408 Order of the Dragon: The Order of the Dragon was first created on December 12, 1408 by Emperor Sigismund, then King of Hungary, and his wife Queen Barbara of Celje following the battle for possession of Bosnia on December - 12.
1474 On this day in history isabella crowns herself queen of Castile & Aragon
1479 Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III on this day in history.
1524 On December - 12 pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome
1527 Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice on this day in history.
1574 Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II on this day in history.
1579 Heinrich Steuccius, composer on this day in history.
1600 On this day in history john Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies
1630 Olof Rudbeck, composer on December - 12.
1653 On this day in history barebone-parliament ends
1660 Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje) on this day in history.
1673 Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30) on December - 12.
1677 Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin on this day in history.
1677 Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle on December - 12.
1685 Lodovico Giustini, composer on December - 12.
1700 On this day in history utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar
1712 On December - 12 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen
1715 Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23] on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history gennaro Manna, composer
1745 John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY) on December - 12.
1769 On this day in history pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
1772 On this day in history johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41
1777 Rev Benjamin Russen executed at Tyburn, England for rape on December - 12.
1777 On this day in history albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69
1787 On this day in history pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution
1788 On December - 12 joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88
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