Historical Events In December - 07

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

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

0185  Emperor Lo-Yang, China sees supernova (MSH15-52) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies  

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

1383  On this day in history wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies  

1431  On this day in history henry VI of England is crowned King of France  

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

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

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)  

1604  Ambrosius Reiner, composer on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history barnardo Pasquini, composer  

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

1648  Giovanni Maria Capelli, composer on December - 07.  

1696  On December - 07 connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull.  

1724  Tumult of Thorn on this day in history.  

1731  Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter on December - 07.  

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

1741  Elisabeth Petrovna becomes tsarina of Russia on this day in history.  

1751  On December - 07 jurrian F de Frederici, governor-General (Suriname)  

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

1761  Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum on December - 07.  

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

1775  On December - 07 charles Saunders, British admiral  

1783  On December - 07 theatre Royal opens in Covent Garden, London  

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

1787  Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes)  

1808  On December - 07 james Madison elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres  

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0521  On December - 07 birth of saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)  

0903  On this day in history birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)  

1302  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer  

1561  On December - 07 birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)  

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on this day in history.  

0043  Death of Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC) on December - 07.  

0283  On this day in history death of pope Eutychian  

0983  Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 on December - 07.  

1254  On this day in history innocent IV, [Sinibaldo dei Fieschi], Pope (1243-54), dies  

1279  On December - 07 death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)  

1295  On this day in history death of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243)  

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

1498  On this day in history death of alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist