Historical Events In December - 06
Friday, 26 July 2024
0343 On this day in history saint Nicholas
0963 On this day in history leo VIII elected Pope
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 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 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71) on December - 06.
1424 On December - 06 don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews
1491 On December - 06 king Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne
1492 On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola, later changed to Haiti
1492 On December - 06 haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas
1527 On this day in history pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto
1531 John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish on this day in history.
1550 On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer
1550 On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48
1562 Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.
1598 Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.
1608 George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland on December - 06.
1631 On December - 06 the first predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed on December - 06.
1640 On December - 06 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 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, NYC
1732 Warren Hastings, England, 1st governor-General of India (1773-84) on this day in history.
1743 On this day in history franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer
1745 Charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England on December - 06.
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