Historical Events In December - 06
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0343 On December - 06 saint Nicholas
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 December - 06.
1196 On this day in history northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"
1240 On this day in history mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev
1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.
1421 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on this day in history.
1424 On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
1491 King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne on December - 06.
1492 On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti
1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas on December - 06.
1527 Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on December - 06.
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 Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.
1598 On December - 06 elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78
1608 On this day in history george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland
1631 On December - 06 the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
1631 On December - 06 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
1640 On December - 06 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 Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on this day in history.
1651 On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68
1658 On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies
1723 On December - 06 emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution
1731 S von Laroche, writer on this day in history.
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 Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.
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