Events & Holidays In December - 17
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
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 On this day in history birth of philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)
1554 On this day in history birth of ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne
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 Death of Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466) on this day in history.
0695 Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693] on this day in history.
0942 Death of William Longsword on this day in history.
1187 Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies on this day in history.
1195 Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies on this day in history.
1213 On this day in history jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53
1273 On this day in history death of rumi (b.1207)
1471 On this day in history isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies