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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood"   

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

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

1421  On December - 06 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  On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne   

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 this day in history.   

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  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  The first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.   

1631  1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on this day in history.   

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

1641  On December - 06 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  On this day in history anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

1658  On December - 06 gracian, writer, dies   

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

1731  On this day in history s von Laroche, writer   

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

1732  On December - 06 warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84)   

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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0846  On this day in history 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  On December - 06 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 December - 06 birth of orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1550  On this day in history 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   

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)