Events & Holidays In December - 17
Friday, 26 April 2024
Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)
National Day (Bhutan)
Special Holiday Western Province (Solomon Islands)
Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)
National Day (Bhutan)
Special Holiday Western Province (Solomon Islands)
1239 On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese Shogun (d. 1256)
1267 Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.
1493 Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum) was born on this day in history.
1554 Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne was born on this day in history.
1619 On this day in history birth of ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician
1619 Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.
1632 On this day in history birth of anthony Wood, English antiqurian (d. 1695)
1638 On this day in history birth of johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer
0535 On this day in history death of emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)
0695 On this day in history begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]
0942 On this day in history death of william Longsword
1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.
1195 On this day in history boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies
1213 On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53
1273 Death of Rumi (b.1207) on this day in history.
1471 On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies