Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On December - 10 zacharias becomes Pope  

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

0969  On this day in history 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 on December - 10.  

1041  On this day in history 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  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 December - 10.  

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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 December - 10 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  On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74  

1618  On December - 10 giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

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 this day in history.  

1665  On December - 10 tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies  

1672  On this day in history 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 December - 10.  

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders on December - 10.  

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 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 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  Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester on December - 10.  

1749  On December - 10 gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42  

1764  On December - 10 louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer  

1765  On December - 10 [Izaak J] Alexander Gogel, Dutch minister of Finance/patriot  

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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1394  King James I of Scotland (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.  

1452  Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531) was born on December - 10.  

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

1588  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 December - 10.  

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

0969  Death of Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on this day in history.  

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

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