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  Jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history 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 this day in history mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev   

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

1421  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on December - 06.   

1424  Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews on this day in history.   

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 December - 06.   

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

1531  John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1534  Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on December - 06.   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer on this day in history.   

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

1562  On December - 06 jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

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 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 this day in history anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on December - 06.   

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

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  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  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  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  On this day in history birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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  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.