Historical Events In December - 01

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

0772  Pope Adrian I elected on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history northern Italian towns form Lombardi League   

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 this day in history.   

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

1530  On this day in history margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51   

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  Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42 on this day in history.   

1605  Juan de Padilla, composer on December - 01.   

1623  On this day in history thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Mass becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery   

1651  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history germany promises Poland aid against Sweden   

1671  On this day in history keill, mathematician   

1700  On this day in history willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53   

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

1708  On December - 01 great Alliance occupies Brussels   

1709  On this day in history franz Xaver Richter, composer   

1709  A Sancta Clara, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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1081  On December - 01 birth of louis VI of France (d. 1137)   

1083  On this day in history birth of anna Comnena, Byzantine historian (d. 1153)   

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

1525  On this day in history birth of tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)   

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

1580  On December - 01 birth of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)   

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

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

1241  On this day in history death of isabella of England, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1214)   

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

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 December - 01.   

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