Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on December - 10.  

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

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

1041  Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V on this day in history.  

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.  

1294  Pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  

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1538  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) on this day in history.  

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

1582  France begins use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 December - 10.  

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 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 December - 10.  

1688  On this day in history king James II flees London  

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on December - 10.  

1690  Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money on December - 10.  

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

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

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

1749  On this day in history gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42  

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on December - 10.  

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

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  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 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 December - 10.  

1741  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)  

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

0949  On December - 10 death of herman I, Duke of Swabia  

0969  On this day in history 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  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 December - 10.  

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

1572  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.