Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on this day in history.   

0963  On this day in history leo VIII elected Pope   

1060  On this day in history béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary   

1160  Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras on December - 06.   

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1196  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on this day in history.   

1240  Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on December - 06.   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on this day in history.   

1424  Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews on December - 06.   

1491  On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne   

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti   

1492  On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas   

1527  On December - 06 pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto   

1531  On this day in history john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded   

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on December - 06.   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed   

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

1641  Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on December - 06.   

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on this day in history.   

1651  On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

1658  On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies   

1723  On this day in history emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution   

1731  On December - 06 s von Laroche, writer   

1732  1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC on December - 06.   

1732  On this day in history warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)   

1743  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on December - 06.   

1745  On this day in history charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  On this day in history birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  On December - 06 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)