Historical Events In December - 01

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0772  Pope Adrian I elected on December - 01.  

0800  On this day in history charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.  

1135  On this day in history henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1167  On December - 01 northern Italian towns form Lombardi League  

1374  On December - 01 magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1417  On December - 01 walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  

1420  On December - 01 henry V of England enters Paris.  

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1521  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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1530  On this day in history margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51  

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) on December - 01.  

1566  On December - 01 spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva  

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen on December - 01.  

1573  On December - 01 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

1580  Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42 on this day in history.  

1605  Juan de Padilla, composer on this day in history.  

1623  Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47 on December - 01.  

1626  On this day in history pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out  

1633  Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1634  John-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter on December - 01.  

1635  Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1640  On this day in history portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule  

1641  Mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on December - 01.  

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  An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes on this day in history.  

1656  Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden on this day in history.  

1671  Keill, mathematician on December - 01.  

1700  On this day in history willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53  

1707  Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies on December - 01.  

1708  Great Alliance occupies Brussels on this day in history.  

1709  On December - 01 franz Xaver Richter, composer  

1709  A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on December - 01.  

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1081  Louis VI of France (d. 1137) was born on this day in history.  

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)  

1521  Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)  

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on December - 01.  

1566  On December - 01 birth of philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

1573  On December - 01 birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on December - 01.  

0660  Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies on December - 01.  

1135  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on this day in history.  

1241  On December - 01 death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)  

1374  On this day in history magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies  

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on this day in history.  

1417  On this day in history walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies  

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on this day in history.  

1455  On December - 01 lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77