Historical Events In December - 01

0660  On December - 01 eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

0772  Pope Adrian I elected on December - 01.  

0800  On December - 01 charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.  

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

1167  Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League on December - 01.  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.  

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

1420  Henry V of England enters Paris on December - 01.  

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

1521  On December - 01 leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45  

1530  On December - 01 margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51  

1549  On this day in history johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

1566  On this day in history 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  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile on December - 01.  

1580  On this day in history edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42  

1605  On December - 01 juan de Padilla, composer  

1623  On December - 01 thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47  

1626  On December - 01 pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out  

1633  Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67 on December - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1641  On December - 01 mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery  

1641  Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on this day in history.  

1651  On December - 01 cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65  

1653  On December - 01 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  Keill, mathematician on this day in history.  

1700  Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 on December - 01.  

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  On this day in history birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)  

1083  Anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153) was born on this day in history.  

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

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

1549  Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC) was born on this day in history.  

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

1573  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.  

1580  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)  

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

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

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

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on December - 01.  

1377  On December - 01 death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on December - 01.  

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

1455  On this day in history lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77