Events & Holidays In December - 13
Sunday, 06 July 2025
National Day (St. Lucia)
Republic Day (Malta)
St. Lucy's Day (Sweden)
National Day (St. Lucia)
Republic Day (Malta)
St. Lucy's Day (Sweden)
1521 On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)
1533 On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)
1553 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.
1585 On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
1640 Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.
1662 Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.
1678 On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
1720 On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)
0838 Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.
1048 On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74
1124 Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on this day in history.
1126 Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.
1204 Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on this day in history.
1250 Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1404 Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1466 On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)