Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On this day in history zacharias becomes Pope  

0949  On December - 10 herman I, Duke of Swabia  

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

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  On December - 10 pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)  

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

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

1520  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on December - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1595  Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

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  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1638  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 on December - 10.  

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

1665  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history 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  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on December - 10.  

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  On this day in history 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  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  On December - 10 gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42  

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

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

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on December - 10.  

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

1452  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.  

1741  On this day in history 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 December - 10.  

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

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

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

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

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

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