Historical Events In December - 10

0741  On December - 10 zacharias becomes Pope   

0949  On December - 10 herman I, Duke of Swabia   

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

1041  Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V on this day in history.   

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

1294  On December - 10 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  Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant on this day in history.   

1524  Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 10.   

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

1618  Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1638  On December - 10 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49   

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 December - 10.   

1679  On December - 10 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 December - 10.   

1688  King James II flees London on this day in history.   

1690  Mass Bay becomes first American colonial government to borrow money on December - 10.   

1690  Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money on December - 10.   

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 December - 10 louis-Sebastien Lebrun, composer   

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

1770  On this day in history theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80   

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

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)   

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

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on December - 10.   

1490  On this day in history antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90   

1508  On December - 10 death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)   

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

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