Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on this day in history.  

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

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

1041  On this day in history 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  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.  

1508  League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on this day in history.  

1520  On this day in history martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant  

1524  Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on December - 10.  

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1538  On December - 10 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  On December - 10 william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59  

1616  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1638  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet  

1665  On December - 10 tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies  

1672  On December - 10 new York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston  

1672  NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders  

1684  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 on this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history king James II flees London  

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on this day in history.  

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

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on December - 10.  

1741  On this day in history agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

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 December - 10.  

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  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.  

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

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)  

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  On this day in history birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1750  On December - 10 birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)  

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on December - 10.  

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.  

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

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.  

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on this day in history.  

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

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