Historical Events In December - 04

0771  Karel, the Great, becomes king of all France on this day in history.  

0771  Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 on this day in history.  

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

1197  On December - 04 crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah  

1214  On December - 04 william I of Scotland  

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

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

1371  On December - 04 reinald III, the Fat Duke, duke of Gelre (1343-61), dies at 38  

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

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

1489  Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from Moors on this day in history.  

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

1534  On December - 04 turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad  

1563  Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years on this day in history.  

1576  Rheticus, mathematician, dies on December - 04.  

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony on December - 04.  

1585  On December - 04 john Willock, Scottish reformer  

1603  On this day in history maarten de Vos, Flemish painter, dies at about 71  

1609  Alexander Hume, Scottish poet on this day in history.  

1619  America's first Thanksgiving Day (Va) on this day in history.  

1619  On December - 04 america's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va)  

1642  Armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu, bishop of Lucon, dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

1644  1st European peace congress opens in Munster on December - 04.  

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

1655  Middelburg Neth forbids building of synagogue on this day in history.  

1660  Andre Campra, composer on this day in history.  

1665  Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris on December - 04.  

1667  On December - 04 michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer  

1674  Father Marquette builds first dwelling in what is now Chicago on December - 04.  

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on this day in history.  

1555  On December - 04 birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)  

1580  On December - 04 birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)  

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on this day in history.  

1595  On December - 04 birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)  

1646  On this day in history birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)  

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on this day in history.  

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on this day in history.  

0765  On this day in history death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)  

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 December - 04.  

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

1123  On this day in history death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)  

1137  Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on December - 04.  

1182  Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies on this day in history.  

1214  On this day in history death of william I of Scotland