Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on December - 10.  

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

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

1294  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on December - 10.  

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

1508  On this day in history league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59  

1616  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on December - 10.  

1618  On this day in history giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

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

1652  On December - 10 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  On December - 10 nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston  

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

1684  On December - 10 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  King James II flees London on December - 10.  

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

1690  Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money on this day in history.  

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

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

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester on this day in history.  

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

1764  On December - 10 louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer  

1765  [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot on this day in history.  

1770  On December - 10 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 this day in history.  

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

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1041  On this day in history michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1198  On December - 10 death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

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

1508  On this day in history death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

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

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