Historical Events In December - 07

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

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

0283  St Eutychian ends his reign as Catholic Pope on December - 07.  

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 December - 07.  

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

1354  On this day in history margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty  

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.  

1431  Henry VI of England is crowned King of France on December - 07.  

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

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history girolamo Trombeti, composer  

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

1604  Ambrosius Reiner, composer on December - 07.  

1637  Barnardo Pasquini, composer on December - 07.  

1646  Princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry on December - 07.  

1648  On this day in history giovanni Maria Capelli, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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  Jurrian F de Frederici, governor-General (Suriname) on this day in history.  

1754  On December - 07 jack Jouett, American patriot  

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

1772  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer on this day in history.  

1775  Charles Saunders, British admiral on December - 07.  

1783  Theatre Royal opens in Covent Garden, London on December - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

1808  James Madison elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres on this day in history.  

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on December - 07.  

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on December - 07.  

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

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

1545  On December - 07 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  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.  

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

0043  On this day in history death of cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)  

0283  On December - 07 death of pope Eutychian  

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  

1279  On this day in history death of king Boleslaus V of Poland (b. 1226)  

1295  Death of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (b. 1243) on this day in history.  

1383  Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history.  

1498  Death of Alexander Hegius von Heek, German humanist on December - 07.