Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on this day in history.  

0963  On December - 06 leo VIII elected Pope  

1060  Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary on this day in history.  

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

1185  On December - 06 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 December - 06.  

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

1421  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas  

1527  On this day in history pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto  

1531  On this day in history john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

1534  Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  On December - 06 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  Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on December - 06.  

1648  On this day in history 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  Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.  

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

1731  On December - 06 s von Laroche, writer  

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 December - 06 franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer  

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

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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 December - 06.  

1421  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)  

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

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.  

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on this day in history.  

1185  On December - 06 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  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

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 this day in history.  

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