Events & Holidays In December - 19

Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)

Separation Day (Anguilla)

St. Nicholas Day (Orthodox) (Ukraine)

Sveti Nikola (Serbia)

1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist   

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)   

1723  On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother   

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on this day in history.   

1075  Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on this day in history.   

1327  On this day in history death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

1370  On this day in history urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies   

1614  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

1737  On this day in history death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)   

1741  On this day in history vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76