Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On December - 10 zacharias becomes Pope  

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

0969  On December - 10 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  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 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  On this day in history henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death  

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

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

1582  France begins use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.  

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

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59  

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

1618  On December - 10 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  On this day in history tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies  

1672  New York Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston on December - 10.  

1672  NY Gov Lovelace announces monthly mail service between NY & Boston on this day in history.  

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

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  On December - 10 king James II flees London  

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

1690  On this day in history mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money  

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

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1770  On December - 10 theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80  

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1394  On December - 10 birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)  

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  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on December - 10.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

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