Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on this day in history.  

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on this day in history.  

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

1160  Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras on this day in history.  

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

1196  On this day in history northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"  

1240  On December - 06 mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev  

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

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

1424  On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews  

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1491  On this day in history king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne  

1492  On December - 06 christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti  

1492  On December - 06 haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas  

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

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

1534  Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on December - 06.  

1550  On December - 06 orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer  

1550  On this day in history 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 December - 06.  

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

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

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.  

1640  Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1732  Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on December - 06.  

1743  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on this day in history.  

1745  Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.  

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

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)  

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  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.  

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)  

1608  On December - 06 birth of george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland  

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

0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas  

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

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies  

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

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.  

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies  

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

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