Historical Events In December - 01

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

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 this day in history northern Italian towns form Lombardi League  

1374  Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.  

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

1420  On this day in history henry V of England enters Paris.  

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

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 December - 01.  

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

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

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

1605  On December - 01 juan de Padilla, composer  

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 December - 01.  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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 December - 01.  

1671  Keill, mathematician on December - 01.  

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

1707  On December - 01 jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies  

1708  On this day in history great Alliance occupies Brussels  

1709  Franz Xaver Richter, composer on this day in history.  

1709  On December - 01 a Sancta Clara, writer, dies  

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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 December - 01.  

1521  On December - 01 birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)  

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

1549  On December - 01 birth of johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)  

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

1573  On this day in history birth of philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile  

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  Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies on December - 01.  

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 this day in history death of king Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)  

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

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

1455  Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77 on December - 01.