Historical Events In December - 10
Sunday, 18 April 2021
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 On this day in history empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.
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 this day in history.
1508 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) on this day in history.
1520 On this day in history martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant
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 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.
1582 On December - 10 france begins use of Gregorian calendar
1595 Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on December - 10.
1603 On December - 10 william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59
1616 Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1618 Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
1688 On this day in history king James II flees London
1690 Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on this day in history.
1690 On this day in history mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money
1691 Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on December - 10.
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 Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on December - 10.
1764 Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on this day in history.
1765 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot on December - 10.
1770 On this day in history theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80