Historical Events In December - 07

0036  On December - 07 -BC- Earliest known Mayan inscription, Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo  

0043  -BC- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman writer, gets his head and right hand chopped off by Mark Antony's soldiers on this day in history.  

0185  On December - 07 emperor Lo-Yang, China sees supernova (MSH15-52)  

0283  St Eutychian ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0283  On December - 07 pope Eutychian  

0967  On December - 07 abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic  

0983  On this day in history otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28  

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on this day in history.  

1354  Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty on this day in history.  

1383  On December - 07 wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies  

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1431  Henry VI of England is crowned King of France on this day in history.  

1498  Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.  

1542  On December - 07 mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)  

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer on December - 07.  

1598  On December - 07 giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)  

1604  On this day in history ambrosius Reiner, composer  

1637  Barnardo Pasquini, composer on December - 07.  

1646  On this day in history princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry  

1648  On December - 07 giovanni Maria Capelli, composer  

1696  On this day in history connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull.  

1724  On December - 07 tumult of Thorn  

1731  On December - 07 abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter  

1732  On December - 07 the Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London.  

1741  On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna becomes tsarina of Russia  

1751  On this day in history jurrian F de Frederici, governor-General (Suriname)  

1754  Jack Jouett, American patriot on this day in history.  

1761  On December - 07 madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum  

1772  On this day in history joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer  

1775  On this day in history charles Saunders, British admiral  

1783  Theatre Royal opens in Covent Garden, London on this day in history.  

1787  On December - 07 delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution  

1787  On this day in history delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution  

1801  Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes) on December - 07.  

1808  James Madison elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres on December - 07.  

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.  

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on this day in history.  

1302  On December - 07 birth of azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339)  

1542  On this day in history birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)  

1545  On this day in history birth of henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567)  

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer was born on December - 07.  

1561  On this day in history birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)  

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on December - 07.  

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on this day in history.  

0283  Death of Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on this day in history.  

1254  Innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies on December - 07.  

1279  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on this day in history.  

1295  On December - 07 death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)  

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on December - 07.  

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on this day in history.