Historical Events In December - 01
Sunday, 24 September 2023
0660 On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies
0772 On this day in history pope Adrian I elected
0800 Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican on this day in history.
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 Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.
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 December - 01.
1521 Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 on December - 01.
1530 Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on December - 01.
1549 On December - 01 johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)
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 this day in history.
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 December - 01.
1623 On December - 01 thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47
1626 Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out on this day in history.
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 this day in history melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51
1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on this day in history.
1641 On this day in history mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1641 Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on December - 01.
1651 Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65 on December - 01.
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 On December - 01 germany promises Poland aid against Sweden
1671 On this day in history keill, mathematician
1700 On December - 01 willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53
1707 Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies on this day in history.
1708 Great Alliance occupies Brussels on December - 01.
1709 Franz Xaver Richter, composer on December - 01.
1709 A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on this day in history.
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