Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on this day in history.  

0949  Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.  

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 December - 10.  

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 December - 10 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.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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  Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet on December - 10.  

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 this day in history nY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston  

1679  On this day in history willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders  

1684  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1690  On December - 10 mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money  

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

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

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester  

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer  

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

1770  On this day in history 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  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 December - 10.  

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

1691  On this day in history birth of cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist  

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

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.  

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  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

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