Historical Events In December - 01
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
0660 Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.
0772 On December - 01 pope Adrian I elected
0800 Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican on this day in history.
1135 Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.
1167 On December - 01 northern Italian towns form Lombardi League
1374 Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.
1417 Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.
1420 Henry V of England enters Paris on this day in history.
1455 Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.
1521 On this day in history leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45
1530 Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1549 Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) on this day in history.
1566 On this day in history spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva
1566 On December - 01 philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen
1573 On December - 01 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile
1580 On December - 01 edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42
1605 Juan de Padilla, composer on this day in history.
1623 On December - 01 thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47
1626 On this day in history pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out
1633 On this day in history isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67
1634 On this day in history john-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter
1635 On December - 01 melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51
1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on December - 01.
1641 On this day in history mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1641 On December - 01 mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1651 Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65 on December - 01.
1653 On this day in history an athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
1656 Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden on this day in history.
1671 On this day in history keill, mathematician
1700 Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 on this day in history.
1707 Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies on this day in history.
1708 Great Alliance occupies Brussels on December - 01.
1709 On this day in history franz Xaver Richter, composer
1709 On December - 01 a Sancta Clara, writer, dies
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