Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on December - 10.  

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  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 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 December - 10.  

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

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

1524  On this day in history 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  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on December - 10.  

1618  On December - 10 giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 10 king James II flees London  

1690  On December - 10 mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1770  On December - 10 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80  

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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)  

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 December - 10 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  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)  

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  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  On this day in history 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