Historical Events In December - 09
Sunday, 17 August 2025
0536 Byzantines Libya occupies Rome on Ostrogoten on this day in history.
0656 Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion on this day in history.
1165 On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24
1212 Frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king on this day in history.
1292 On this day in history sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies
1315 Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society) on December - 09.
1392 On this day in history peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)
1425 On this day in history pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven
1437 Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on December - 09.
1561 On December - 09 edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony
1565 On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66
1570 Geuzen under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein on this day in history.
1571 On December - 09 adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect
1581 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange on December - 09.
1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32) on December - 09.
1608 John Milton, London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost) on December - 09.
1625 Netherlands & England sign military treaty on this day in history.
1625 On this day in history ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78
1636 On this day in history giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90
1640 Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin on this day in history.
1640 On December - 09 pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)
1641 Anthonie "Antoon" van Dyck, Flemish painter, dies at 42 on this day in history.
1658 Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India on this day in history.
1669 Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Ital Pope (1667-69), dies on this day in history.
1674 On December - 09 edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67), dies at 65
1688 On December - 09 king James II's wife & son flee England for France
1692 William Mountfort, English actor and dramatist on this day in history.
1706 Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1715 Georg Gottfried Petri, composer on December - 09.
1717 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art) on this day in history.
1724 Colley Cibber's "Caesar in Aegypt," premieres in London on December - 09.
1728 On December - 09 pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer
1738 Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia on December - 09.
1742 On December - 09 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)