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  On this day in history pope Coelestinus V becomes Pope (until Dec 13th)  

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

1508  On December - 10 league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)  

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

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

1538  On December - 10 giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)  

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

1582  France begins use of Gregorian calendar on December - 10.  

1595  On December - 10 reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59  

1603  William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1616  On December - 10 diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74  

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 December - 10 sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet  

1665  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on December - 10.  

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  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  On December - 10 king James II flees London  

1690  On this day in history 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  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on this day in history.  

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  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on December - 10.  

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  On December - 10 birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1198  On this day in history 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  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72