Historical Events In December - 10

0741  Zacharias becomes Pope on this day in history.   

0949  On December - 10 herman I, Duke of Swabia   

0969  On December - 10 nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered   

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  On December - 10 michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies   

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  On this day in history league of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)   

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 December - 10.   

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

1572  Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history france begins use of Gregorian calendar   

1595  Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on this day in history.   

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

1616  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on December - 10.   

1618  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history 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  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  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 December - 10.   

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

1749  On this day in history gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42   

1764  Louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer on this day in history.   

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

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on December - 10.   

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on December - 10.   

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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

1588  On December - 10 birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)   

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  On December - 10 birth of agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children)   

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia   

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

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

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.   

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.   

1508  On this day in history 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  Death of Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 on December - 10.