Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On this day in history saint Nicholas  

0963  On December - 06 leo VIII elected Pope  

1060  On December - 06 béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary  

1160  On this day in history jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras  

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.  

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

1240  Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on this day in history.  

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 this day in history don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews  

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

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 this day in history quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish  

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1631  On December - 06 the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed  

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 this day in history.  

1641  On December - 06 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  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on December - 06.  

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.  

1723  Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on December - 06.  

1731  S von Laroche, writer on December - 06.  

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

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  On December - 06 charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.  

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0846  On this day in history birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)  

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 this day in history.  

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)  

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

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.  

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

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas  

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

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.  

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.