Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On December - 06 saint Nicholas  

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on December - 06.  

1060  Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary on December - 06.  

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  Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on December - 06.  

1240  Mongols under Batu Khan occupy & destroy Kiev on this day in history.  

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.  

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

1424  On this day in history 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  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 December - 06.  

1531  On December - 06 john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

1534  On December - 06 quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish  

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 this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies  

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 December - 06.  

1641  Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands on December - 06.  

1648  On December - 06 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 December - 06 gracian, writer, dies  

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  1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1285  King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312) was born on December - 06.  

1421  On December - 06 birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)  

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)  

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

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  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.  

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

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48  

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

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78  

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)