Events & Holidays In December - 19

Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)

Separation Day (Anguilla)

St. Nicholas Day (Orthodox) (Ukraine)

Sveti Nikola (Serbia)

1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher  

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)  

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist  

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on this day in history.  

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

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

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  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.