Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On December - 06 saint Nicholas  

0963  On December - 06 leo VIII elected Pope  

1060  Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary on this day in history.  

1160  On December - 06 jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras  

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 December - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on December - 06.  

1492  Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas on this day in history.  

1527  Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on this day in history.  

1531  On December - 06 john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish  

1550  On December - 06 orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer  

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78  

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

1631  The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.  

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

1640  Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on December - 06.  

1641  On this day in history don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands  

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on December - 06.  

1651  On this day in history anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68  

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.  

1723  On December - 06 emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution  

1731  On this day in history s von Laroche, writer  

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

1732  Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on this day in history.  

1743  On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer  

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

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0846  Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874) was born on December - 06.  

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on December - 06.  

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) was born on December - 06.  

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on this day in history.  

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  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.  

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.  

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas  

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76  

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

1531  On December - 06 death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

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

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies  

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)