Historical Events In December - 09
Thursday, 12 December 2024
0536 On this day in history byzantines Libya occupies Rome on Ostrogoten
0656 Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion on December - 09.
1165 On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24
1212 On December - 09 frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king
1292 On this day in history sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies
1315 Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society) on this day in history.
1392 On December - 09 peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)
1425 Pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven on December - 09.
1437 Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 on this day in history.
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 On December - 09 geuzen under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein
1571 Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect on December - 09.
1581 On December - 09 emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange
1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32) on this day in history.
1608 On December - 09 john Milton, London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost)
1625 On this day in history netherlands & England sign military treaty
1625 Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on December - 09.
1636 Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on this day in history.
1640 On this day in history settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin
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 On December - 09 dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India
1669 On December - 09 clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Ital Pope (1667-69), dies
1674 On this day in history 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 On this day in history william Mountfort, English actor and dramatist
1706 Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history georg Gottfried Petri, composer
1717 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art) on December - 09.
1724 Colley Cibber's "Caesar in Aegypt," premieres in London on this day in history.
1728 Pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer on December - 09.
1738 On this day in history jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia
1742 On December - 09 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)