Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on December - 06.   

1060  On this day in history béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary   

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

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

1196  On December - 06 northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"   

1240  Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on December - 06.   

1352  On December - 06 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 December - 06.   

1491  King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti   

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 this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

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  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history gracian, writer, dies   

1723  On this day in history emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution   

1731  S von Laroche, writer on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC   

1732  On this day in history warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)   

1743  Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on December - 06.   

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

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

1285  On December - 06 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  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  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

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

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  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

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

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.