Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On this day in history 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  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 December - 06.  

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

1424  On this day in history don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews  

1491  On this day in history king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne  

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

1492  On December - 06 haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland  

1631  The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.  

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.  

1640  On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75  

1641  On this day in history don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands  

1648  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on this day in history.  

1651  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1658  Gracian, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1723  On December - 06 emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution  

1731  On this day in history s von Laroche, writer  

1732  On December - 06 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC  

1732  On December - 06 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on December - 06.  

1637  On this day in history birth of sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)  

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.  

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

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

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.