Historical Events In December - 10
Thursday, 12 February 2026
0741 Zacharias is recorded as becoming Pope. 

0949 Herman I, Duke of Swabia 

0969 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 

1041 Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies. 

1294 Pope Coelestinus V is recorded as becoming Pope (until Dec 13th) 

1490 Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90. 

1508 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice). 

1520 In this year, Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict formally claims he recant. 

1524 Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death. 

1538 Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) 

1572 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72. 

1582 France begins use of Gregorian calendar 

1595 Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 

1603 William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59 

1616 Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 

1618 Giulio Caccini, Italian composer. 

1638 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 

1652 Sea battle at Dungeness: lt-admiral Maarten Tromp beats English fleet. 

1665 Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies 

1672 New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston. 

1672 NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY and Boston. 

1679 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. 

1688 King James II flees London 

1690 Mass Bay is recorded as becoming inaugural American colonial government to borrow money 

1690 Mass Bay is recorded as becoming 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money 

1691 Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist. 

1741 Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly and Children). 

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester. 

1749 Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 

1764 Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer 

1765 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot 

1770 Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 

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