Historical Events In December - 04

0771  On this day in history karel, the Great, becomes king of all France  

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on December - 04.  

0811  On this day in history charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39  

1075  Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on this day in history.  

1110  On December - 04 syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders  

1137  On December - 04 lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67  

1182  On December - 04 henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies  

1197  On this day in history crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah  

1214  William I of Scotland on this day in history.  

1259  On December - 04 treaty of Paris: English king Henry III & French king Louis IX  

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1270  Theobald V of Champagne, King of Navarre on December - 04.  

1371  Reinald III, the Fat Duke, duke of Gelre (1343-61), dies at 38 on December - 04.  

1423  On this day in history treaty of London provided for the release of James 1 from English captivity, for ransom of £40,000 paid in 6 annual instalments, and for the sessation of reinforcements to Scottish troops in France  

1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael on December - 04.  

1489  On this day in history battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from the Moors  

1489  On December - 04 battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from Moors  

1514  On this day in history richard Hunne, English "heretic", commits suicide(?)  

1534  On this day in history turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad  

1563  On this day in history council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years  

1576  Rheticus, mathematician, dies on December - 04.  

1584  On December - 04 john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony  

1585  John Willock, Scottish reformer on this day in history.  

1603  On December - 04 maarten de Vos, Flemish painter, dies at about 71  

1609  On December - 04 alexander Hume, Scottish poet  

1619  On this day in history america's first Thanksgiving Day (Va)  

1619  America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va) on December - 04.  

1642  On this day in history armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu, bishop of Lucon, dies at about 57  

1644  On this day in history 1st European peace congress opens in Munster  

1649  Outgert Arisz Akersloot, Dutch silversmith, dies at about 73 on December - 04.  

1655  On December - 04 middelburg Neth forbids building of synagogue  

1660  Andre Campra, composer on December - 04.  

1665  Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer on December - 04.  

1674  Father Marquette builds first dwelling in what is now Chicago on this day in history.  

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1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael  

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on December - 04.  

1584  On this day in history birth of john Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony  

1595  Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on December - 04.  

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on December - 04.  

1660  On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer  

1667  On December - 04 birth of michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer  

0765  Death of Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) on this day in history.  

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on December - 04.  

0811  Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 on this day in history.  

1075  Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on December - 04.  

1123  Death of Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) on December - 04.  

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on December - 04.  

1214  Death of William I of Scotland on this day in history.