Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On December - 10 zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  On this day in history herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On December - 10 nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

1041  On December - 10 empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.   

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.   

1294  On this day in history pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)   

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  On December - 10 league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)   

1520  On December - 10 martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant   

1524  On this day in history henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

1538  On this day in history giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)   

1572  Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.   

1582  On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

1595  Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on December - 10.   

1603  William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 on December - 10.   

1616  On December - 10 diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

1618  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1638  On December - 10 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

1652  Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet on this day in history.   

1665  On December - 10 tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies   

1672  New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston   

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on December - 10.   

1684  On this day in history isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley.   

1688  On December - 10 king James II flees London   

1690  On December - 10 mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money   

1690  On this day in history mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money   

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on this day in history.   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester   

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on this day in history.   

1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot on December - 10.   

1770  On this day in history theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1452  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.   

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.   

1679  On December - 10 birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders   

1691  On December - 10 birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)   

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.   

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on December - 10.   

1041  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.   

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72