Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On December - 06 saint Nicholas  

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

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

1421  On this day in history 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  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1527  Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on December - 06.  

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

1534  On this day in history quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish  

1550  On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer  

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

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.  

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

1631  On December - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

1651  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on December - 06.  

1658  On this day in history gracian, writer, dies  

1723  Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution on this day in history.  

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

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1598  On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78  

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.