Events & Holidays In December - 09

Constitution Day (Northern Marianas)

Independence Day (Tanzania)

1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on this day in history.  

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.  

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on this day in history.  

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.  

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on this day in history.  

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange  

1165  On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24  

1292  Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies on this day in history.  

1437  Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1544  Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on this day in history.  

1565  On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66  

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on this day in history.  

1625  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1636  On this day in history giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90