Historical Events In December - 01

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies   

0772  Pope Adrian I elected.   

0800  Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.   

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies.   

1167  Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League.   

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies   

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies   

1420  Henry V of England enters Paris   

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77.   

1521  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45   

1530  Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51.   

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)   

1566  Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva.   

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen   

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile   

1580  Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42   

1605  Juan de Padilla, composer   

1623  Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47   

1626  Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out.   

1633  Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67.   

1634  John-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter.   

1635  Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51.   

1640  Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule.   

1641  Mass is recorded as becoming inaugural colony to give statutory recognition to slavery   

1641  Mass is recorded as becoming 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery.   

1651  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65.   

1653  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.   

1671  Keill, mathematician.   

1700  Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53   

1707  Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies.   

1708  Great Alliance occupies Brussels.   

1709  Franz Xaver Richter, composer   

1709  A Sancta Clara, writer, dies   

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1081  Louis vi of france: Louis vi of france (d. 1137)   

1083  Anna comnena: Byzantine historian   

1521  Takeda shingen: Japanese warlord   

1525  Tadeáš hájek: Czech physician and astronomer   

1549  Johan van der veeken: Merchant/co-founder (voc)   

1566  Philip: Earl of nassau-dillenburg, gov of ft gorinchem/nijmegen   

1573  Philippus rovenius: [rouveen], apostile   

1580  Nicolas-claude fabri de peiresc: French astronomer   

0660  Death of Eligius/eloy: French bishop of tournay-noyon/saint,   

1135  Death of Henry i beauclerc: King of england (1st king that could read),   

1241  Death of Isabella of england: Wife of frederick ii, holy roman emperor (b. 1214)   

1374  Death of Magnus eriksson: King of norway/sweden,   

1377  King magnus ii of sweden: King magnus ii of sweden (b. 1316)   

1417  Death of Walraven i van brederode: Viceroy of holland,   

1433  Death of Emperor go-komatsu of japan: Emperor go-komatsu of japan (b. 1377)   

1455  Lorenzo ghiberti: Italian sculptor,