Historical Events In December - 07

0036  -BC- Earliest known Mayan inscription, Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo on this day in history.  

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 this day in history emperor Lo-Yang, China sees supernova (MSH15-52)  

0283  On December - 07 st Eutychian ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0283  Pope Eutychian on December - 07.  

0967  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic on this day in history.  

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

1254  On December - 07 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  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.  

1431  On December - 07 henry VI of England is crowned King of France  

1498  On December - 07 alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist  

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

1557  Girolamo Trombeti, composer on this day in history.  

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

1604  Ambrosius Reiner, composer on this day in history.  

1637  Barnardo Pasquini, composer on this day in history.  

1646  On December - 07 princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry  

1648  Giovanni Maria Capelli, composer on December - 07.  

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

1724  Tumult of Thorn on December - 07.  

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

1732  The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London on this day in history.  

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

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

1754  On December - 07 jack Jouett, American patriot  

1761  On this day in history madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum  

1772  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer on December - 07.  

1775  On this day in history charles Saunders, British admiral  

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

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

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

1801  On December - 07 johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Austrian actor (Judith und Holofernes)  

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  On December - 07 birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)  

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on December - 07.  

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on December - 07.  

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on December - 07.  

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

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of King Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226) on December - 07.  

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

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

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