Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On this day in history 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  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on this day in history.   

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

1508  League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on December - 10.   

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on this day in history.   

1524  On December - 10 henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death   

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

1572  On December - 10 cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72   

1582  On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

1595  On this day in history reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59   

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

1616  On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74   

1618  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on December - 10.   

1638  On this day in history ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

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

1665  On this day in history tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies   

1672  New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on December - 10.   

1672  NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston on December - 10.   

1679  On December - 10 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  King James II flees London on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on December - 10.   

1745  On December - 10 bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester   

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on December - 10.   

1764  On December - 10 louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer   

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

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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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  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on December - 10.   

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

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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

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

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

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

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

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72