Historical Events In December - 06
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
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 this day in history jean Bodels "Jeu de St Nicholas," premieres in Arras
1185 Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.
1196 Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" on December - 06.
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 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 December - 06.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti on December - 06.
1492 On this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas
1527 Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto on December - 06.
1531 John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on December - 06.
1550 On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer
1550 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.
1562 Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.
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 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 December - 06.
1641 On this day in history don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands
1648 On December - 06 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 December - 06 emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution
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 Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on this day in history.
1743 Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer on December - 06.
1745 On December - 06 charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.
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