Historical Events In December - 06

0343  Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

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

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

1240  On December - 06 mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

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  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 December - 06.   

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on December - 06.   

1492  Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas on December - 06.   

1527  Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on this day in history.   

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

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

1550  On December - 06 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 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 this day in history 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  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  On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies   

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

1731  On December - 06 s von Laroche, writer   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 December - 06.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  On this day in history birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1637  On December - 06 birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  On December - 06 clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

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

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

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