Events & Holidays In December - 21
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Forefather's Day (United States of America)
Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)
Winter Solstice (Macau)
Forefather's Day (United States of America)
Las Posadas (9 days) (Mexico)
Winter Solstice (Macau)
1117 Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.
1401 Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.
1518 On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician
1537 Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.
1596 Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.
1603 On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)
1616 On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer
1628 On this day in history birth of samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer
0072 On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle
0918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.
1295 On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)
1308 On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies
1375 Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.
1504 On this day in history death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)
1549 Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.
1579 On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter