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 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  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 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 December - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

1527  On December - 06 pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto  

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

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish  

1550  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1641  On December - 06 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 December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68  

1658  On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies  

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

1731  On December - 06 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 December - 06.  

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

1478  Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529) was born on December - 06.  

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

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)  

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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