Historical Events In December - 01

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

0772  On December - 01 pope Adrian I elected  

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

1135  On December - 01 henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies  

1167  Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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1530  Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

1566  On this day in history spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva  

1566  On this day in history philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen  

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

1580  On December - 01 edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42  

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

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

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

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

1640  On December - 01 portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule  

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 December - 01.  

1651  On this day in history 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 December - 01.  

1671  On this day in history keill, mathematician  

1700  On December - 01 willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53  

1707  On this day in history jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies  

1708  Great Alliance occupies Brussels on December - 01.  

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

1709  On this day in history 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 December - 01.  

1549  On this day in history 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  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile was born on December - 01.  

1580  Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

0660  On this day in history eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies  

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

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on this day in history.  

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

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

1417  Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1433  Death of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377) on December - 01.  

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