Historical Events In December - 06

0343  On December - 06 saint Nicholas   

0963  Leo VIII elected Pope on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas   

1527  On December - 06 pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto   

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 December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1608  On December - 06 george Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland   

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

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

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  Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament on December - 06.   

1651  On December - 06 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess, dies at 68   

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 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  On this day in history charles Edward Stewart and the Jacobite Army retreated from Derby, England.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On this day in history birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

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 this day in history.   

1586  On December - 06 birth of niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)   

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 this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on December - 06.   

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

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

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.   

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