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  Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican on December - 01.   

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

1167  On this day in history northern Italian towns form Lombardi League   

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

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

1420  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1580  Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42 on December - 01.   

1605  On this day in history juan de Padilla, composer   

1623  Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1626  Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out on December - 01.   

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

1641  On this day in history mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery   

1641  On December - 01 mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery   

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

1653  An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes on December - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1708  On this day in history great Alliance occupies Brussels   

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

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

1521  On this day in history birth of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (d. 1573)   

1525  Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600) was born on December - 01.   

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

1566  Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1241  Death of Isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214) on December - 01.   

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

1377  Death of King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316) on December - 01.   

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

1433  On December - 01 death of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)   

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