Events & Holidays In December - 04

Kamolol Day (Thanksgiving) (Marshall Islands)

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael   

1555  On this day in history birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)   

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

1646  On this day in history birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on this day in history.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on this day in history.   

0765  On this day in history death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)   

0771  On this day in history karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20   

0811  On this day in history charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39   

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on this day in history.   

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1137  On this day in history lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67   

1182  On this day in history henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies   

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on this day in history.